Your property taxes are *only* $8K per year? You'd have to live in a house assessed at $800K to pay that much here.
You don't have to convince me that Christie's term as governor there has been disastrous, or that he's a liberal in sheep's clothing. He was the one person who, if named as VP, I'd have likely just left the box for POTUS blank on election day. I really can't stand him. Such a blowhard. I remember in one of the debates (before his horrible poll results knocked him down to the lower tier debate), Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump were touting their records and accomplishments in business (something few Americans knew about either of them). Christie blustered into the conversation, scolding them both with, "for the 55-year-old construction worker out in that audience tonight who doesn't have a job, who can't fund his child's education — I gotta tell you the truth — they could care less about your careers." Then he proceeded to spend more time than anyone on the stage touting his cherry-picked record in NJ over and over again - as if that somehow helps a 55-year old construction worker. He is seriously the most loudmouthed, obnoxious - and of course fat-assed - politician I've ever seen. On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 1:18:40 PM UTC-4, brine wrote: > > Obama is a democrat, and democrats have opposed giving the poor and > minorities in America the choice to send their children to a decent school > (instead of the violent, failing one they are forced to attend by the > government). It's despicable that democrats continue supporting the > self-serving teachers' unions in this country when the evidence of the > damage they've done for decades is so apparent. > > I live in NJ and we have "charter schools" and "Abbot districts" which are > in poor sections and they get much more money to teach and it proves that > throwing money at the problem isn't the answer ... Johnny still can't > read!!! Governor Christie has pissed off a lot of folk with his concept of > "fair funding" for school districts ... same money per student in all > districts!!! As a person who never had a child and went to Catholic Schools > until the 9th grade, I had a better education because of my parents; I am > tired of my property taxes being sent to Trenton and not coming back to my > town, but going to "poor districts"!!! 75% of my property taxes go to the > school system, I am in a town that is fairly affordable, my property taxes > are only $8K a year ... NJ has put in the lottery, gambling and raised the > sales tax to give us property tax relief and every year my taxes go up ... > something ain't right!!! > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 10:04 AM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> Tonight (July 14) Obama will hold a town hall >> <http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/17026488/president-obama-hold-race-relations-town-hall-espn-abc-thursday> >> >> on the topic of race relations, justice, policing and equality. Let’s see >> if he is truly interested in improving race relations, justice, policing >> and equality or if he is interested in doubling-down on the status quo. >> ---- >> >> Obama is a democrat, and democrats have opposed giving the poor and >> minorities in America the choice to send their children to a decent school >> (instead of the violent, failing one they are forced to attend by the >> government). It's despicable that democrats continue supporting the >> self-serving teachers' unions in this country when the evidence of the >> damage they've done for decades is so apparent. >> >> I live in a conservative state where poor and working class kids living >> in horrible public school districts can obtain a voucher and attend the >> private school of their choice. The program grows every year and currently >> has over 32K kids taking advantage of this opportunity. I expect doing so >> will pay off nicely within a few years. >> >> On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 7:58:32 AM UTC-4, MJ wrote: >> >>> >>> Thursday, July 14, 2016 >>> >>> *The Divisiveness Between Our Police and Our Citizens *bionic misquito >>> >>> “There are no words to describe the atrocity that occurred to our city. >>> All I know is that this must stop, this divisiveness between our police and >>> our citizens.” >>> -- Dallas >>> <http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/08/485220431/were-hurting-dallas-police-chief-david-brown-says> >>> Police >>> Chief David Brown >>> <http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/08/485220431/were-hurting-dallas-police-chief-david-brown-says>, >>> >>> in the wake of the recent shooting of five police officers and several >>> others >>> >>> Mr. Brown, most (but not all) of the causes behind the divisiveness are >>> due to decisions made by individuals well above your pay grade. >>> >>> I offer a few simple actions that can be taken immediately in both >>> Washington DC and in every state capital around the country – these actions >>> will have immediate beneficial effect toward ending the “divisiveness >>> between our police and our citizens.” >>> >>> 1) Eliminate all laws regarding victimless crimes – including, and >>> especially, drug laws >>> 2) Eliminate minimum wage laws >>> 3) End civil asset forfeiture >>> >>> As soon as these are ended, several benefits will be immediately >>> realized: the number of negative interactions between police and citizens >>> will be overwhelmingly reduced; more fathers will be free of prison, >>> available to tend to their families; low-skilled and unskilled individuals >>> can work legally; police will have far less incentive to stop and search >>> the citizens. >>> >>> I could write more – end the subsidies for fatherless families and end >>> public education, for example. However these are much more complex. The >>> above items can be ended tomorrow without concern. >>> >>> Of course, that we live in a society where it is legal for government >>> employees to commit crimes >>> <https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/07/jack-perry/spare-maudlin-theatrics-please/> >>> >>> contributes to this divisiveness. It is also true that residents of >>> high-crime neighborhoods can and should take matters into their own >>> hands >>> <https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/07/walter-e-williams/challenge-black-people/> >>> . >>> >>> But if we don’t want to continue on this certain slide toward ever-more >>> divisiveness, enacting the above-listed items will go a long way. Police >>> and citizens are fighting an uphill and losing battle as long as measures >>> such as the above remain in place. >>> >>> Tonight (July 14) Obama will hold a town hall >>> <http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/17026488/president-obama-hold-race-relations-town-hall-espn-abc-thursday> >>> >>> on the topic of race relations, justice, policing and equality. Let’s see >>> if he is truly interested in improving race relations, justice, policing >>> and equality or if he is interested in doubling-down on the status quo. >>> >>> Sadly, I know the answer already. >>> >>> >>> >>> http://bionicmosquito.blogspot.rs/2016/07/the-divisiveness-between-our-police-and.html >>> >>> >> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. 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