Karcher in the cross-hairs
State Sen. Ellen Karcher, D-Monmouth, is one of five Democrats being targeted in a campaign to derail Gov. Corzine's proposed $1.8 billion tax increase. Karcher is a possible swing vote in the Senate, where Democrats outnumber Republicans 22-18. Republicans are expected to vote in a bloc to oppose Corzine's 1-cent increase in the sales tax, which would raise about $1.1 billion. The 2006-07 budget must be approved by June 30.
Conservative Republican Steve Lonegan announced this week that Americans for Prosperity, a national anti-tax group, will launch a $100,000 TV and radio campaign designed to pressure the five Democrats deemed most vulnerable in the 2007 elections into rejecting Corzine's tax increases. http://www.americansforprosperity.org/index.php?id=1577 .
In addition to Karcher, the other targeted legislators are Stephen Sweeney, Fred Madden, Paul Sarlo and Joseph Coniglio. It will be interesting to see how they vote. And what impact their votes will have on their re-election bids.
Conservative Republican Steve Lonegan announced this week that Americans for Prosperity, a national anti-tax group, will launch a $100,000 TV and radio campaign designed to pressure the five Democrats deemed most vulnerable in the 2007 elections into rejecting Corzine's tax increases. http://www.americansforprosperity.org/index.php?id=1577 .
In addition to Karcher, the other targeted legislators are Stephen Sweeney, Fred Madden, Paul Sarlo and Joseph Coniglio. It will be interesting to see how they vote. And what impact their votes will have on their re-election bids.
posted by Randy Bergmann at 1:24 PM
4 Comments:
Besides having the HIGEST property tax in the nation our GOV is shooting to make up the higest sales tax as well this is unheard of ,there is to much burden on our residents ,most don't have health care ,as well as pensions,however our gutless legislators keep voting to burden us with more ......enough is enough....
You must remember who and what your dealing with here Corzine's ex-girlfriend, state employees' union leader Carla Katz is still into him to the tune of $740,000,do you really thing he's going to ask her members to take a pay cut .LOL never happen ,just welcome in the 7 cents sales tax and go on your way.EVERYbody is feeding at the trough and getting full,so listen up and pay up !
its time for the governer and the legislature to look to cut real expenses, not just headline expenses.
we are taxed enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and stop raising "fees" and not calling them what they are--taxes!!!
State employee leaders claim that the contract they bargained with the state should be honored. We couldn't agree more…Perhaps these state employees ought to take a hard look at their own contract, because it spells out in plain English that the buck stops ultimately with the Legislature when it comes to continuing their entitlements each year through the appropriation process. Our reform plan and the underlying premise of their contract is consistent because it states clearly that state employees need to cooperate fully in the interest of the state during times of fiscal constraint!
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