TRENTON, N.J. – Working the polls has always been considered a form of public service. For others, it’s a form of political patronage. At $200 per day, it’s also a very decent paycheck for relatively menial labor, but a group Read More
N.J. taxpayers will pay hundreds of millions more – per year – thanks to minimum wage hikes
TRENTON, N.J. – One of the many unintended consequences of New Jersey’s recent minimum wage increase is already biting taxpayers in the rear end. This week, the Murphy Administration announced a $54 million increase in subsidies for some qualifying families’ Read More
Booker goes full socialist: $50k for every low-income kid!
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cory Booker is competing for the Democrats’ 2020 presidential nomination. To win? He needs to win the love of the Left away from potential opponents including Bernie Sander and Elizabeth Warren by saying progressively crazier things (e.g. Read More
If N.J. legislators rally around new elected “taxpayer advocate” idea, then why do we need them?
By Matt Rooney _ It just keeps getting better, Save Jerseyans. As Murphy era Trenton ramps up spending, taxing and borrowing for FY 2019 and beyond, there’s a new idea percolating under the Dome from those who, to their credit, Read More
SPONSORED POST: AFP-NJ’s Taxpayer Scorecard grades are scary
AFP-NJ’s Taxpayer Scorecard grades all lawmakers based on their voting records on a number of issues—including taxes, spending, corporate cronyism and free speech. The results are scary. Only 20 of our state lawmakers earned an A rating or above. Nearly 90 of Read More
Cops arrest angry taxpayer accused of threatening mayor on Facebook
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A 75-year-old Monmouth County man angry over a property tax increase threatened on Facebook to burn down the mayor’s house, authorities said. Arthur Morse was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats, Ocean Township police said in Read More
Here’s What’s in Trump’s ‘Taxpayers First’ Federal Budget
The Trump administration will respect taxpayers, balance the budget, return the country to 3 percent economic growth, and push a parental leave requirement in its fiscal plan to be released Tuesday, said Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney. Read More
Opinion: Heads They Win, Tails You Lose
Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff In 1866, Surrogate Gideon J. Tucker wrote that “[n]o man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” Over a hundred years later, the New Jersey Legislature is doing its very best to keep Read More
Obamacare subsidies increase by $10 billion as costs spiral out of control
Taxpayers will dole out nearly $10 billion more next year to help people buy Obamacare health care plans through the insurance exchanges, according to a study released Thursday that highlighted the spiraling costs of President Obama’s signature achievement. The federal Read More