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BRAMNICK AND MUNOZ SAY CORZINE IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH TOLL INCREASE REMARKS
By ARepBRAMNICK AND MUNOZ SAY CORZINE IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH TOLL INCREASE REMARKS
Governor Jon Corzine’s recent remarks that he would revive his plan to raise tolls on New Jersey highways and consider leasing the major roadways is a prime example of how the governor doesn’t understand the plight of the typical resident in the state said Assembly Republicans Jon Bramnick and Nancy Munoz today.
In Friday’s Asbury Park Press Corzine indicated he would revisit the ill-conceived plan that met with strong opposition from legislators and the public.
“The public’s attitude hasn’t changed since last year when the governor revealed his asset monetization proposal,” said Bramnick, R-Union, Essex, Morris and Somerset. “His end-run around the Legislature and public opposition when he rammed through a 40 percent toll hike was evidence that people have no appetite for raising tolls or leasing the state’s major assets. Commuters and businesses were hurt by these hikes and for the governor to even hint at revisiting this plan shows he doesn’t seem to care about how people are still struggling.”
In Thursday’s New York Times Corzine said people were aware of the impending recession when he first proposed his 800 percent toll hike scheme in early 2008, but “the idea worked, so maybe we just need to scale it back.”
“It is hard to believe that with people leaving New Jersey for a more affordable place to live, Governor Corzine would even think of revisiting a plan that further encourages the exodus,” said Munoz. “Our unemployment rate is higher than surrounding states, our property taxes are the highest in the country and we have the worst business climate. I cannot think of a worse idea than to raise tolls again.”
Both legislators said that raising tolls would not only have a direct impact on commuters, but would also result in consumers paying higher prices for goods and services as a result of businesses passing along the increase.
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