AMODEO AND POLISTINA: CORZINE TAXING MIDDLE CLASS OUT OF HOMES AND JOBS

GOVERNOR CORZINE ISSUES DOUBLE WHAMMY TO MIDDLE CLASS TAXPAYERS AT HOME AND WORK

    While most of the focus of Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s budget proposal has rightfully been on his decimation of the state’s middle class, his assault on the business community should not be forgotten, Assemblymen John Amodeo and Vince Polistina, both R-Atlantic, said today.

$224 MILLION IN TRANSPORTATION OVERTIME SHOWS CALLOUS DISREGARD TO NEW JERSEYANS’ FISCAL PLIGHT

ASSEMBLYMAN POLISTINA: GOVERNOR CORZINE SHOULD DEMAND OVERTIME CUTS BEFORE INCREASING TAXES ON MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES

    A recent report on the overtime paid by public transportation agencies in New Jersey prove that public officials operate with crass indifference to their constituents, Assemblyman Vince Polistina said today.

RELIEF FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TABLED BY ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS

AMODEO/POLISTINA BILL WOULD ELIMINATE JOB KILLING TAX ON APPROVED PROJECTS PRIOR TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAW

            Yesterday, Assemblyman Vincent Polistina’s motion to relieve stalled legislation related to commercial developments that were retroactively assessed a fee under the new affordable housing law was tabled by Democrats during the Assembly’s voting session.  The bill has seen no action by the Housing and Local Government Committee since its introduction last September.  Essentially, the proposal provides a remedy for non-residential developers who had obtained site plan approval prior to Governor Corzine signing the new affordable housing law last July, but were nevertheless levied a two and one-half percent surcharge on their project if they had not obtained a certificate of occupancy.

POLISTINA AND CASAGRANDE INTRODUCE
“CONSUMER RELIEF ACT”

LEGISLATION WOULD CREATE THREE, 10-DAY SALES TAX HOLIDAYS IN ‘09

       As New Jersey retailers continue to experience declines in sales and reduce employment levels, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, R – Mercer and Monmouth, and Assemblyman Vince Polistina, R – Atlantic, introduced legislation today that will create three separate shopping periods where the state sales tax would be reduced by at least half.  The bill, titled the “Consumer Relief Act of 2009,” is aimed at providing a direct stimulus to consumers and retailers.  Under the proposal, ten day shopping periods, in March, July, and October would be created throughout the state.
 

NATIONAL PUSH BEGINS FOR SALES TAX HOLIDAY CORZINE DEEMED 'NON CONSTRUCTIVE'

MONTHS AFTER CORZINE IMMEDIATELY DISMISSED A REPUBLICAN PROPOSAL TO HALVE THE STATE'S SALES TAX, A TRADE GROUP IS PITCHING THE IDEA NATIONALLY

Assemblyman Vince Polistina called on Gov. Jon S. Corzine to reconsider a Republican proposal to halve the state’s sales tax that was offered last fall in hopes of helping businesses survive the holiday season and shoppers have more buying power.

POLISTINA WELCOMES U.S. SENATE OPPOSITION OF "MISDIRECTED" JOB-CREATION CREDIT

WHAT'S THE POINT IN GIVING BUSINESS $3,000 TO CREATE JOBS THEY CAN'T AFFORD?

            Assemblyman Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic, welcomed opposition from U.S. Senators, including Democrats, to President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed tax cuts – notably a $3,000 tax credit given to companies for hiring workers that is similar to a direct credit Gov. Jon S. Corzine imposed.

POLISTINA SAYS BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OFFERS NO ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES

In response to legislation approved today by the General Assembly that provides emergency help to some small and mid-sized businesses through loans or loan guarantees, Assemblyman Vince Polistina said the bill, though worthwhile, does not represent the kind of broad effort that is needed to help all businesses stay afloat, keep people employed and spur consumer activity.

Polistina Calls on Corzine to Respond to His Request for Patronage Job Listing

In response to Governor Jon Corzine’s failure to provide him with a detailed list of the status of state government patronage positions, Assemblyman Vince Polistina today again called on Corzine to hand over the listing.

AMODEO AND POLISTINA: CORZINE'S WASTED $8 MILLION ON TOLL HIKE PLAN COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO PROVIDE MUNICIPAL AID

Assemblymen John Amodeo and Vince Polistina today said the $8 million in taxpayer funds Governor Jon Corzine wasted on developing and promoting his doomed massive toll hike plan could have been better spent on providing aid to Atlantic County municipalities which now face steep cuts.