By Dino Flammia May 2, 2017 2:53 AM
You hate taxes but love buying stuff. So what’s better than reducing your tax burden by purchasing a slice of pizza or new floors for the house?
A growing number of New Jersey municipalities are introducing property tax rebate cards into the community — an idea birthed by Marlboro Township in 2012.
Residents register cards with their homes, and when they present their cards upon making a purchase at participating businesses, portions of those purchase are eventually shaved off their third-quarter property tax bills.
Since May 2016, Union Township residents realized $4,350 in property tax savings as of February with the Union VIP card, according to Fatimah Raymond, executive director of the town’s Special Improvement District.
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Yeah, I can get a great shirt at Macy’s on sale for $15. Buy one in Ridgewood for $50 get five dollars off my gargantuan property tax bill.
I can see this plan being gamed big time.
So let me get this right. We are effectively going to support non-competitive businesses with taxpayer funds.
just build a big ugly garage… that will solve the problem