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>N.J. Treasurer says low earners pay less than neighbors

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N.J. Treasurer says low earners pay less than neighbors New Jersey residents earning less than $150,000 pay lower income taxes than people in nearby states, including New York and Connecticut, while top earners pay a higher rate, Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff said. The state’s revenue is [...]

>Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes

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Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income TaxesRob BlueyFebruary 19, 2012 at 9:32 am This year’s Index of Dependence on Government presented startling findings about the sharp increase of Americans who rely on the federal government for housing, food, income, student aid or other assistance. [...]

>Time for a boycott: Towns make up revenue loss with more tickets

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Time for a boycott: Towns make up revenue loss with more ticketsWith the summer driving season quickly approaching us this is a good reminder for drivers to slow down and also avoid towns altogether  that write excessive tickets due to budget constraints perhaps even boycott towns all together that [...]

>N.J. to receive $913M more in tax revenue than expected

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N.J. to receive $913M more in tax revenue than expected New Jersey is projected to take in $913 million more than expected in tax revenue through June 2012, according to new projections by the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services. (Renshaw, The [...]

>Cap-and-trade pact draws fire

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Cap-and-trade pact draws fire Sen. Diane Allen and Sen. Michael Doherty are diving into the debate over the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative with the assistance of a conservative former gubernatorial candidate who has consistently railed against the pact.  (New Jersey Press [...]

>Pay per mile: A timely tax idea, or a privacy threat?

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Pay per mile: A timely tax idea, or a privacy threat? Once again the Obama administration draft proposal for study of mileage fee spurs interest. msnbc.com updated 5/5/2011 5:36:53 PM ET As transportation officials struggle to raise enough tax dollars to maintain the nation’s highway and transit [...]

>Bergen GOP seeks majority on tax board

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Bergen GOP seeks majority on tax board Karen O’Shea, the Bergen County Republican Organization executive director, was nominated to the Bergen County Tax Board, averting an impasse over a 20-name package of gubernatorial nominations. (Stile, The [...]

>Five Ways Not to Cut the Deficit…And the One Real Answer

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Five Ways Not to Cut the Deficit…And the One Real AnswerThe Free Market Warrior Report Loren Spivack (The Free market Warrior) is the author of the recently published book: The New Democrat available at OBAMAPARODY.COM The good news is that cutting the budget is easier than everyone says. The bad [...]

>Illinois Governor Signs Amazon Internet Sales Tax Law

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Illinois Governor Signs Amazon Internet Sales Tax Law After two-months of fence-sitting, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today signed controversial legislation requiring Internet retailers like Amazon.com and Overstock.com to collect Illinois’ 6.25% sales tax if they have affiliate sellers in the [...]

>At least 27 N.J. towns may ask voters by referendum to raise taxes above 2-percent cap

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At least 27 N.J. towns may ask voters by referendum to raise taxes above 2-percent cap At least 27 towns have notified voters they may be asked to raise their taxes through a referendum next month, the first time New Jersey residents will have a say in their property tax rate. (DeMarco, The [...]

>Assembly panel approves bill hiking fines for cell phone use, texting while driving

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Assembly panel approves bill hiking fines for cell phone use, texting while driving Legislation cracking down on the use of cell phones while driving received approval by an Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee Monday. (Hester, New Jersey [...]

>Cops issuing more tickets, red-light cameras all about more money

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Cops issuing more tickets, red-light cameras all about more money Last week we discussed how so many towns have so many cops and so little crime and pondered what they all do. The answer is they write a lot of tickets to make up for lost municipal aid from Trenton. (Ingle, The Daily [...]

>So, the question is, how much of NJ taxpayer dollars are being spent by NJ public unions to support union efforts in the mid-west?

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So, the question is, how much of NJ taxpayer dollars are being spent by NJ public unions to support union efforts in the mid-west? Public and private union leaders gathered last week and agreed to commit $30MM to prevent public union members in the mid-west from paying a REASONABLE and FAIR amount [...]

>N.J. ranked highest in taxes for third straight year

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N.J. ranked highest in taxes for third straight year New Jersey residents had the highest state and local tax burden in the United States for the third straight year in fiscal 2009, according to a new study. (Robinson, [...]

>N.J. local taxes jump an average of 7 percent in the past year

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N.J. local taxes jump an average of 7 percent in the past year Had the state’s new 2-percent limit on property tax increases been in effect last year, most New Jersey towns wouldn’t have been in compliance. In fact, most would not even have been close. (de Vries, The [...]

>N.J. considers corporate tax break

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N.J. considers corporate tax break New Jersey lawmakers will vote Thursday on adopting a corporate tax break that is intended to reward multistate businesses that hire and expand in the state but that would cost millions of dollars in lost revenue. (Rao, The Philadelphia [...]

>NJ taxpayers, businesses hit hard by unfair valuations

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NJ taxpayers, businesses hit hard by unfair valuations Inaccurate property records that fuel New Jersey’s nearly $25 billion property tax juggernaut cost landowners an estimated $1.6 billion in additional taxes every year. (Schnaars, Asbury Park [...]
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