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Congrats to NJ. We know how to screw our residents...
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New Jersey's gas tax will increase 4.3 cents a gallon on Oct. 1, the state Department of the Treasury announced Thursday.
The 2016 law that added 22.6 cents to what was at the time a 14.5 cent-a-gallon tax also guaranteed the hike tax would yield the state a steady level of revenue, $1.9479 billion – so if consumption goes down, the gas tax gets increased to make up the gap.
That’s what’s happening. And the Treasury Department says it should have happened a year ago, too, but that the former Christie administration chose not to raise the rate despite a $42.6 million shortfall.
The tax increase scam repub and dem parties conspired to fleece the taxpayers with would have been rescinded if Nj voters went to the polls and voted for kim instead of murph.
supposedly 35% of registered voters showed up, so that means about 18% of registered voters gave us the hell we now know as murphy's law.
Nj is truly a feeding ground for the career pols in both parties.
It is impossible to imagine any collection of voters, especially those in Nj, that can be more unconscious and still be ambulatory.
The tax increase scam repub and dem parties conspired to fleece the taxpayers with would have been rescinded if Nj voters went to the polls and voted for kim instead of murph.
supposedly 35% of registered voters showed up, so that means about 18% of registered voters gave us the hell we now know as murphy's law.
Nj is truly a feeding ground for the career pols in both parties.
It is impossible to imagine any collection of voters, especially those in Nj, that can be more unconscious and still be ambulatory.
LOL, you forget she was part of the group that but it in there in the first place.
It's still strange to me not going out of my way to get gas when in NJ. My entire driving life, it was the #1 priority.
I wonder if they factored in the loss of other tax revenue that had to have come along with this re: NY residents making shopping trips to NJ. For many years, even crossing the bridge just to get a few bottles of liquor was made up for in the gas savings. Everyone I know here in Staten Island made trips like this regularly. Now that it is no longer worth it, we don't bother. We would frequently travel to NJ restaurants knowing the bridge toll would be a wash due to gas prices. Now the toll is another expense to consider, so we choose to dine on the Island unless we absolutely are craving a specific NJ restaurant.
Even when in NJ for other reasons (I'm there very often, my wife is there for work every day), we don't bother with gas stops unless we really need it. GSP/NJTPK rest stop gas prices are actually HIGHER than here in Staten Island. Some towns are still bargains, but not enough to be worth stopping.
When I see the vehicles people choose to drive it's hard to fee too bad about an increase in the gas tax.
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Originally Posted by Airborneguy
It's still strange to me not going out of my way to get gas when in NJ. My entire driving life, it was the #1 priority.
I wonder if they factored in the loss of other tax revenue that had to have come along with this re: NY residents making shopping trips to NJ. For many years, even crossing the bridge just to get a few bottles of liquor was made up for in the gas savings. Everyone I know here in Staten Island made trips like this regularly. Now that it is no longer worth it, we don't bother. We would frequently travel to NJ restaurants knowing the bridge toll would be a wash due to gas prices. Now the toll is another expense to consider, so we choose to dine on the Island unless we absolutely are craving a specific NJ restaurant.
Even when in NJ for other reasons (I'm there very often, my wife is there for work every day), we don't bother with gas stops unless we really need it. GSP/NJTPK rest stop gas prices are actually HIGHER than here in Staten Island. Some towns are still bargains, but not enough to be worth stopping.
Murphy ran on raising taxes by over a billion (1.4), he's just doing what NJ voters wanted.
Nice try!
You are woefully misinformed, but... at least you can win a few points from right-wingers for your attempt to blame Murphy for this tax increase.
If you want to complain about this tax increase--which results from the enabling legislation that was passed by both houses of the NJ Legislature, and which was signed into law by Chris Christie in 2016--then you are beating the wrong drum by blaming it on the current governor.
Sure, but individual businesses, especially those close to the bridges will take hits. You think the three Walmart locations practically at the foot of each of the three Staten Island bridges were placed there because of NJ residents?
Sure, but individual businesses, especially those close to the bridges will take hits. You think the three Walmart locations practically at the foot of each of the three Staten Island bridges were placed there because of NJ residents?
(Softest voice possible) oh noooo... don't take our wal marts away...
Sure, but individual businesses, especially those close to the bridges will take hits. You think the three Walmart locations practically at the foot of each of the three Staten Island bridges were placed there because of NJ residents?
Im not worried about Walmart. I think they'll be just fine.
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