Our esteemed Attorney General Anne Milgram has stated that the bill to legalize medical marijuana in NJ, that was recently passed in the State Senate, can work. I am usually not enthused by much of the news that I read throughout the day but this article broke that mold. The bill, if passed, would allow patients suffering from cancer, multiple sclerosis and other serious diseases grow marijuana plants for medicinal use or buy the drug at a licensed outlet. The next step for the bill is to pass a vote in the Assembly. I encourage everyone to call their local Assemblyman and ask them to vote for the bill.
Gov. Corzine has stated that he will sign the bill if it lands on his desk, though that one fact does not redeem everything else he has done to our state. Chris Christie, one of the Republican Gubernatorial candidates, has stated that he opposes the bill while Steve Lonegan, another Republican candidate, has stated that he supports it.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
PRESS RELEASE: NJLP Reacts to Hunterdon County Proposed Tax Increase
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. Matt Holt said, “the tax rate doesn’t mean a damn thing, people. It’s what you raise in tax levies that matters.” The New Jersey Libertarian Party (NJLP), however, has reacted to this proposal as another questionable decision by government.
“If someone's property value goes down, you don't increase their taxes so you get the same amount of money out of them,” said NJLP State Chairman, Sean Colon. “Using that logic we should increase taxes on people making less than they did last year so that we could squeeze the same amount of money out of them.”
The NJLP finds this twisted logic to be one of the problems with New Jersey government. It does not make sense for the county to generate the same revenue, when families’ situations are adapting to the current economic situation. Citizens are cutting back, while the government continues to squeeze every last penny from their limited incomes. Furthermore, the NJLP also questions whether or not the county will decrease taxes, when the market picks up again.
“And what happens when property values go back up?” said Colon. “Is the county government going to decrease the property tax rate when the market recovers?”
New Jersey has never been known to lower taxes. So, the NJLP is doubtful that the taxes will decrease, when the economy improves. They criticize government’s actions to tax their way out of these harsh economic times. The Libertarians believe the problem can not be solved by taking the little income that citizens have left.
“If someone's property value goes down, you don't increase their taxes so you get the same amount of money out of them,” said NJLP State Chairman, Sean Colon. “Using that logic we should increase taxes on people making less than they did last year so that we could squeeze the same amount of money out of them.”
The NJLP finds this twisted logic to be one of the problems with New Jersey government. It does not make sense for the county to generate the same revenue, when families’ situations are adapting to the current economic situation. Citizens are cutting back, while the government continues to squeeze every last penny from their limited incomes. Furthermore, the NJLP also questions whether or not the county will decrease taxes, when the market picks up again.
“And what happens when property values go back up?” said Colon. “Is the county government going to decrease the property tax rate when the market recovers?”
New Jersey has never been known to lower taxes. So, the NJLP is doubtful that the taxes will decrease, when the economy improves. They criticize government’s actions to tax their way out of these harsh economic times. The Libertarians believe the problem can not be solved by taking the little income that citizens have left.
First Press Release
This is the first Press Release sent out by the new Press Secretary of the NJLP, Brian Canares.
NJLP Uses Tax Day Protests to Fuel Recruitment
On Wednesday, April 15, thousands of people joined all over New Jersey to protest the increasingly expansive Federal government. Republicans and Libertarians gathered to oppose the over taxation by the legislators in Washington. Steve Lonegan, 2009 gubernatorial candidate, was the keynote speaker for a number of tea parties. He expressed that this was a non-partisan effort to fight the over spending in government. NJ Libertarian State Chairman, Sean Colon, attended the tea parties in Morristown and Piscataway and noted the citizens’ discontent with the current administration.
"The Tea Parties were not a conservative event. They were for everyone who believes that the government should not take the majority of the wealth in America and run our economy into the ground,” Colon said. “The American consumer has learned that you can't always buy on credit and live in debt, unfortunately the Obama administration and Congress has not."
Libertarians made a showing at every single location in New Jersey. Many Lonegan supporters had even expressed interests in the small, but emerging Libertarian party. With no plans to sell any apparel, multiple participants bought NJLP shirts for the protests. The growing enthusiasm for the NJLP has sparked the party’s desire to organize statewide attendance at similar events in the future. Colon says the party plans to attend another Tea Party protest on the Fourth of July. “If April 15th was any indicator then I would say there are many Americans that are open to a third party during these hard times.” Colon said.
NJLP Uses Tax Day Protests to Fuel Recruitment
On Wednesday, April 15, thousands of people joined all over New Jersey to protest the increasingly expansive Federal government. Republicans and Libertarians gathered to oppose the over taxation by the legislators in Washington. Steve Lonegan, 2009 gubernatorial candidate, was the keynote speaker for a number of tea parties. He expressed that this was a non-partisan effort to fight the over spending in government. NJ Libertarian State Chairman, Sean Colon, attended the tea parties in Morristown and Piscataway and noted the citizens’ discontent with the current administration.
"The Tea Parties were not a conservative event. They were for everyone who believes that the government should not take the majority of the wealth in America and run our economy into the ground,” Colon said. “The American consumer has learned that you can't always buy on credit and live in debt, unfortunately the Obama administration and Congress has not."
Libertarians made a showing at every single location in New Jersey. Many Lonegan supporters had even expressed interests in the small, but emerging Libertarian party. With no plans to sell any apparel, multiple participants bought NJLP shirts for the protests. The growing enthusiasm for the NJLP has sparked the party’s desire to organize statewide attendance at similar events in the future. Colon says the party plans to attend another Tea Party protest on the Fourth of July. “If April 15th was any indicator then I would say there are many Americans that are open to a third party during these hard times.” Colon said.
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