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So, it's OK for Christie to make the unemployed flee the state so we can get our house in order, but it's not OK for Corzine to raise taxes or tolls and cause people to flee so we can get our house in order???
Now I've heard it all.
Unfortunately the unemployed do not pay taxes or create jobs so given the choice between having the unemployed leave or the the folks who pay taxes and create jobes, I would say it is a no brainer.
By the way what makes you think the unemployed are fleeing the state?
Last edited by shorebaby; 02-26-2010 at 03:33 PM..
Of course Christie is right, he is an adult trying to make hard decisions. I feel sorry for the unemployed but if we do not get our house in order in NJ there will be a lot more people unemployed as businesses flee the state because of the level of taxation that will be required if we do not cut spending.
I find it instructive that with every cut he proposes there are complaints in this forum. Would you have him cut NO spending or only spending that affects the other guy? The reality is we will all end up paying some now. Better that then more later.
Mod cutgoing after the unemployed is a calculated weaksauce move. There are other things that can be considered before cutting jobless benefits. Thankgod this is a heavily democratic state because that proposal wouldnt stick on a crap filled wall.
There are complaints whith every cut he proposes because it's obvious he and his staff dont have the brain power to figure out an alternative way to close the gap. There are many programs that can be eliminated in this state but he just chooses not to step on the shoes of the rich who supported and contributed to his election. Dont be a homer
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Unfortunately the unemployed do not pay taxes or create jobs so given the choice between having the unemployed leave or the the folks who pay taxes and create jobes, I would say it is a no brainer.
By the way what makes you think the unemployed are fleeing the state?
the unemployed dont pay taxes? Really, they along with their employer pay into the fund. While they might not have to pay state income tax on it, they have to pay federal tax on it. Also unemployed people on benefits buy things that get taxed with sales tax, they pay their property tax etc. For every 1 dollar of unemployment is giving, 1.60 is returned to the local economy.
Before sounding off, maybe you need to learn some facts before you go all out and join in on the typical GOP propoganda. And the fact is Christie is just posturing for more federal money and he is going to get it.
I could understand taking 10 dollars a week a way like PA did, but 50 is a direct slap in the face. Ask Christie to cut down on 50 calories a week, see how he likes it.
Mod cutgoing after the unemployed is a calculated weaksauce move. There are other things that can be considered before cutting jobless benefits. Thankgod this is a heavily democratic state because that proposal wouldnt stick on a crap filled wall.
There are complaints whith every cut he proposes because it's obvious he and his staff dont have the brain power to figure out an alternative way to close the gap. There are many programs that can be eliminated in this state but he just chooses not to step on the shoes of the rich who supported and contributed to his election. Dont be a homer
I suggest you search this form for whining about NJT raising fares. There will always be complaining about whatever CHristie does to fix the problem, but he is a grown up and realizes this and will do what needs to be done to get us on better footing.
You will be happy for this medicine years from now.
the unemployed dont pay taxes? Really, they along with their employer pay into the fund. While they might not have to pay state income tax on it, they have to pay federal tax on it. Also unemployed people on benefits buy things that get taxed with sales tax, they pay their property tax etc. For every 1 dollar of unemployment is giving, 1.60 is returned to the local economy.
Before sounding off, maybe you need to learn some facts before you go all out and join in on the typical GOP propoganda. And the fact is Christie is just posturing for more federal money and he is going to get it.
I could understand taking 10 dollars a week a way like PA did, but 50 is a direct slap in the face. Ask Christie to cut down on 50 calories a week, see how he likes it.
Are you trying to argue that the unemployed contribute more to the economy than the employed and people who create jobs? No wonder you are upset by Christie's cost cutting measures.
Are you trying to argue that the unemployed contribute more to the economy than the employed and people who create jobs? No wonder you are upset by Christie's cost cutting measures.
are you trying to argue that the people that become unemployed havent already contributed to the economy? People that get unemployed arent limited to be being poor people.
Guess what, cut benefits to the unemployed and watch as the state's economy you know whats the bed. 200 a month is tens of millions of dollars when it comes to the states economy.
And companies leave NJ because of the corporate tax, not the unemployment tax. The insolvent unemployment fund has nothing to do with people collecting unemployment, it has to do with what the state politicians starting with Whitman did to the states unemployment fund.
Don't go pointing your fingers when you can't put the right facts togeather.
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