The last time Trenton took excess funds from a fund that wasn’t theirs was when we took from the pension system. It led us to the current pension crisis and is a major cause of our deficit.
Now a plan to direct some of the state’s lottery revenue to fund those pensions is being held hostage because we yet again want to take from another group of people.
I never thought I would say this, but I applaud Democrat Speaker Prieto for standing firm and fighting against others’ interests.
The government’s money is not theirs, it is ours, and the money we pay for health premiums is also ours. I’m proud that my County’s Senator, Senator Cardinale, for calling the spade a spade. I agree with him when he said we should not steal to pay for an ad to not do drugs.
The sad part is that common sense bills go unentertained in Trenton, so I can’t even say I am shocked.
The same man that sponsored the horrific Horizon bill is ignoring a bill that was sent to the committee he chairs. It has 21 Primary and Co-Sponsors from both sides of the aisle. Vitale should explain why he would stall a bill that would repeal a state fines for home-bakers to sell their goods.
Yes, if you sell your neighbor a cupcake, you may have to a pay $1,000 fine.
Morris County Freeholder Christine Myers urged Vitale to do his job in a letter published in the Daily Record. The letter was submitted three months after his committee was sent the bill from the Assembly, and it’s now 6 months later.
New Jersey’s current government shutdown is the perfect illustration of how special interests can erode one’s judgement. The state parks being closed has sparked outrage, but too many people are overlooking the true cause: government overreach. Setting a precedent that allows the government to take hundreds of millions of dollars from a tax-paying, nonprofit organization is dangerous. Last year, New Jersey lost 800 jobs when Mercedes Benz was relocated to Georgia because of our high taxes. The plan to raid Horizon’s fund will cause medical specialists to leave the state. The Record explains that 50% of specialists would look for jobs outside of New Jersey and 56% would restrict coverage of emergencies.
These legislators should do their jobs, or retire. New Jersey cannot afford the poor policy initiatives that this legislature is continuing.
We voted these people in, and it’s time to vote all special interests out.
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