Corzine Shuts Down New Jersey
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Budget Deadlock Shuts Down New Jersey State Government
Governor and legislature fail to agree on sales tax.
45,000 public-sector workers on unpaid leave Many aspects of daily life in New Jersey ground to a halt at the weekend after the state's governor ordered the indefinite shutdown of its government. The shutdown - the result of a budget dispute between the governor, Jon Corzine, and the state legislature - meant that 45,000 public-sector workers were placed on unpaid leave.
Road-building projects ceased immediately, while state parks and beaches were expected to close down on Wednesday, after the Independence Day holiday. Historic sites, including the location of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware river and the house of the poet Walt Whitman, will also be shut down from Wednesday.
The state lottery, the fourth biggest source of government revenue after income tax, sales tax and corporation tax, halted all ticket sales, while legal battles were under way to allow horse racing to continue on state-owned tracks and to allow Atlantic City's casinos to stay open, even though the law requires them to be constantly supervised by state employees. As of yesterday morning a temporary court order permitted weekend racing, and a spokeswoman for Bally's Casino, one of 12 in Atlantic City that take in $13m each day between them, insisted it had no plans to close.
"It gives me no joy, no satisfaction, no sense of empowerment to do what I'm forced to do," Mr Corzine told a news conference. "There will be people who do not receive the attention that they rightfully deserve from our state government. I don't like it. We will do everything we can to bring this to a short conclusion."
Although Mr Corzine is a Democrat and the New Jersey state legislature is also overwhelmingly Democratic, the two sides failed to reach an agreement on a budget by the time the fiscal year ended at midnight on Friday. Without an agreed budget the state has no authority to spend public money. Many of the affected government agencies were closed for the Independence Day holiday weekend when the announcement was made. The police, prisons, child welfare services and state mental hospitals will be able to continue operating.
Mr Corzine had been pushing for an increase in the state sales tax from 6% to 7%; his opponents say the rise is not necessary. The talks ended in deadlock and the governor dug in, at one point ordering a collapsible bed for his office to demonstrate that he was willing to stay there around the clock until a deal was struck.
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That's the way to do it Corzine you jackass! Shut down the government, put people out of work, raise the income tax from 6% to 7%, and give the poor workers of New Jersey UNPAID leave at the expense of thier families because your pissed they didnt have a budget on time? With no money comming in at all YOU WONT HAVE A BUDGET Dumbass. And during a Holiday week no less. What have you been there a couple months? And already you have screwed up New Jersey. Nice Goin. Well the people of New Jersey who elected your dumb ass get what they deserve! Ya know when President Bush didnt get his budget out of the congress on time I didnt see him shut down the Country!
Budget Deadlock Shuts Down New Jersey State Government
Governor and legislature fail to agree on sales tax.
45,000 public-sector workers on unpaid leave Many aspects of daily life in New Jersey ground to a halt at the weekend after the state's governor ordered the indefinite shutdown of its government. The shutdown - the result of a budget dispute between the governor, Jon Corzine, and the state legislature - meant that 45,000 public-sector workers were placed on unpaid leave.
Road-building projects ceased immediately, while state parks and beaches were expected to close down on Wednesday, after the Independence Day holiday. Historic sites, including the location of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware river and the house of the poet Walt Whitman, will also be shut down from Wednesday.
The state lottery, the fourth biggest source of government revenue after income tax, sales tax and corporation tax, halted all ticket sales, while legal battles were under way to allow horse racing to continue on state-owned tracks and to allow Atlantic City's casinos to stay open, even though the law requires them to be constantly supervised by state employees. As of yesterday morning a temporary court order permitted weekend racing, and a spokeswoman for Bally's Casino, one of 12 in Atlantic City that take in $13m each day between them, insisted it had no plans to close.
"It gives me no joy, no satisfaction, no sense of empowerment to do what I'm forced to do," Mr Corzine told a news conference. "There will be people who do not receive the attention that they rightfully deserve from our state government. I don't like it. We will do everything we can to bring this to a short conclusion."
Although Mr Corzine is a Democrat and the New Jersey state legislature is also overwhelmingly Democratic, the two sides failed to reach an agreement on a budget by the time the fiscal year ended at midnight on Friday. Without an agreed budget the state has no authority to spend public money. Many of the affected government agencies were closed for the Independence Day holiday weekend when the announcement was made. The police, prisons, child welfare services and state mental hospitals will be able to continue operating.
Mr Corzine had been pushing for an increase in the state sales tax from 6% to 7%; his opponents say the rise is not necessary. The talks ended in deadlock and the governor dug in, at one point ordering a collapsible bed for his office to demonstrate that he was willing to stay there around the clock until a deal was struck.
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That's the way to do it Corzine you jackass! Shut down the government, put people out of work, raise the income tax from 6% to 7%, and give the poor workers of New Jersey UNPAID leave at the expense of thier families because your pissed they didnt have a budget on time? With no money comming in at all YOU WONT HAVE A BUDGET Dumbass. And during a Holiday week no less. What have you been there a couple months? And already you have screwed up New Jersey. Nice Goin. Well the people of New Jersey who elected your dumb ass get what they deserve! Ya know when President Bush didnt get his budget out of the congress on time I didnt see him shut down the Country!
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 11:01 PM
5 Comments:
mark,
I hate them too. They ruin this country. I'd like to shoot John Kerry in his French face.
God bless Geoge Bush.
Mark,
Me Too!
Liberal,
No one said anything about shooting anyone.
I admit I would like to not see Kerry's face again or hear his obnoxious, nausiating voice, but I would just like to see him go home.
And stay there, he is a worthless waste of time.
Maybe someday the people of Mass. Will Wake Up!
I don't plan on visiting NJ, the garbage state anytime soon. Marie, you are correct how are you suppost to have funding coming in when you shut down your resources. Number two, tax increases are not always warranted for either. Those idiots need to take their many souces of revenue and learn how to spend it a little better. How can I say anything, my state is running into the same problem, irresposible spending.
Penn,
It got pretty wild in Jersey didnt it?
Sorry about Penn.
Hope they dont do the same thing there.
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