September 18, 2008
Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-13), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
Senators Joseph Kyrillos and Steve Oroho expressed shock that Governor Corzine is using a recent ivory tower study, that he commissioned, and paid for by taxpayers to make excuses for New Jersey’s record high unemployment rate of 6.1%, high taxes on the middle class, and Corzine’s own lack of an economic growth strategy. Yesterday, Corzine characterized a recent study as proving New Jersey is too prosperous for its own good and that its highest-in-the-nation taxes are not a cause for concern.
“Anyone in the real world knows that New Jersey’s crushing taxes and its hostile business climate need to be reversed to deal with the reality that there are 14, 000 fewer private sector jobs today than just a few years ago,” said Kyrillos. “The Governor should be citing yesterday’s reported unemployment rate of 6.1% and telling us what he is going to do about it instead of pointing to a ivory tower study and declaring that high taxes are not a problem.”
The study was written by the Policy Research Institute for the Region, a think tank run by a former state employee and liberal economic adviser to Governor Florio. It was paid for with the public’s money through Governor Corzine’s Office of Economic Growth. Authors documented that people are leaving New Jersey because it is unaffordable and noted high property taxes as a major contributing factor. They suggested that people leaving the state may be a good thing for New Jersey since their jobs will become available to someone else.
“We once again invite Governor Corzine to look at our Common Sense Plan For A More Affordable New Jersey which calls for more spending restraint, instead of tax increases, to make funding available for things like road construction and property tax relief so we can get our economy back on track and lessen the state’s tax burden,” said Oroho. “A report doesn’t replace talking with people and we don’t need a study to tell New Jerseyans what they already know – New Jersey is growing increasingly unaffordable forcing many people and businesses to leave the state. Frankly, how out of touch can the Governor be?”
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