A common excuse from “Governor” Jon Corzine and his rubber-stamping, anti-taxpayer Democratic Legislature is that they should not be blamed for Property Tax Increases because the “State of New Jersey does not calculate Property Taxes”.  

Voters in New Jersey, where property taxes have risen relentlessly every year of Governor Jon Corzine's administration, are too smart to believe the governor's wild campaign claims of tax relief.

The Corzine administration estimated, incorrectly, that 1 million people will lose their property tax rebates under the governor's latest budget proposal. The correct figure is 1.7 million taxpayers, according to data supplied by the non-partisan Office of Legislative figures. Senator Marcia Karrow is not surprised that Corzine doesn't have his facts straight on a program that helps Middle Class New Jersey.

Governor Corzine's plan to close 18 regional day schools run by the Office of Education of the state Department of Children and Families could mean higher property taxes, poor care for some children and cause anguish among already overstressed parents. So what's the rush?

On Monday, April 14, the Hunterdon County freeholders drafted a proposal to increase property taxes, in order to make up for the budget deficit. Despite the dissent, the freeholders have supported their decision.

Senator Joseph Pennacchio, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee said this after hearing State Treasurer David Rousseau testify that the Corzine administration has “finally brought property taxes under control.”

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CONNERS AND CONAWAY: MAINTAIN PROPERTY TAX BENEFIT FOR DISABLED VETERANS & ALLEVIATE COSTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND PROPERTY TAXPAYERS

(DELRAN) - Assemblymen Jack Conners and Herb Conaway, MD (both D- Burlington/Camden) announced today they would introduce legislation to reimburse towns for costs absorbed by the property tax exemption for disabled veterans.

Under state law, veterans who have been honorably discharged and deemed 100 percent service-related permanently disabled are exempt from paying property taxes. Municipalities absorb the cost of this benefit, increasing the property tax levy for other homeowners and possibly affecting local services.

Raise taxes on businesses and executives during a recession? Only Job-Killing Jon would propose such a thing.

Ending the deduction on property taxes is the wrong thing to do when many New Jerseyans are struggling to keep their homes, says Senator Tom Kean

Greenwald Talks Tough on Property Taxes,
But Folds Under Pressure

Chaiman of Budget Committee says
he will fight to protect property tax rebates,
but goes AWOL when Corzine tells him to zip it

HADDON HEIGHTS -- Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D-Voorhees), chairman of the Budget Committee in the General Assembly, recently claimed that he would fight to keep New Jerseyans' property tax rebates "to the death." But shortly after making his statement, Greenwald disappeared from public view, and his office refused to comment on his claim.

"The fact is that Lou Greenwald tried to score cheap political points by coming out in favor of keeping property tax rebates," said Camden County GOP Chairman Richard DeMichele, Jr. "But Greenwald didn't clear his comments with the real boss in town, Jon Corzine, and when Corzine found out, suddenly Greenwald could not be found."

"As Assembly Budget Chairman Lou Greenwald has been reckless and irresponsible in making New Jersey unaffordable and unfriendly to small business," DeMichele added. "Lou Greenwald won't stand up to Jon Corzine, and he won't stand up for South Jersey taxpayers."