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I think u will be surprised how much more taxes the common man has to pay in a Red state.
I think sales tax on food (and everything) is the norm in most states
Similarly, I think the exemptions and deductions on income tax is quite high in NJ, thereby leading to lower personal income tax
We should do this comparison for say NC or GA, for say a 100K salary, and see where NJ stands. My guess is that NJ is actually better off
Property tax is a local issue, and could be double what people in GA and NC pay.
Yes, I think a lot of people forget the majority of states tax food and clothing. If you buy $175 a week worth of groceries, it’s almost $700 a year in taxes you save being in New Jersey. Plus states like South Carolina charge hundreds for car registration and require that you pay yearly property taxes on your car. They’re gonna get you one way or the other.
Yes, I think a lot of people forget the majority of states tax food and clothing.
Most states tax clothing, but not groceries. Only 13 states tax groceries.
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If you buy $175 a week worth of groceries, it’s almost $700 a year in taxes you save being in New Jersey. Plus states like South Carolina charge hundreds for car registration and require that you pay yearly property taxes on your car. They’re gonna get you one way or the other.
If you live in one of the states which taxes groceries it probably won't require $175/week. Tax burden is much less in nearly every other state of the union. NJ is high in all taxes nowadays.
First of all, NJT is only failing according to the OP of this thread. It takes thousands of people from congested roads and takes them to their destinations safely, usually on or close to schedule. Obviously the system is not perfect but most of the problems seem to be on the part of the system that uses Amtrak infrastructure. And just like any US transit system, NJT suffers from years of underinvestment. So it is a miracle that it actually functions as well as it does.
As to the taxes, I absolutely agree that NJT needs a dedicated source of funding that remains reasonable consistent through the years. I would like to see a mixture of taxes pay for it. I would be OK with a small increase in sales tax, with a small increase of gas tax, with a small increase on state taxes on the big corporations and millionaires. Hopefully all of these funding sources would be enough to consistently fund NJ transit.
First of all, NJT is only failing according to the OP of this thread. It takes thousands of people from congested roads and takes them to their destinations safely, usually on or close to schedule. Obviously the system is not perfect but most of the problems seem to be on the part of the system that uses Amtrak infrastructure. And just like any US transit system, NJT suffers from years of underinvestment. So it is a miracle that it actually functions as well as it does.
As to the taxes, I absolutely agree that NJT needs a dedicated source of funding that remains reasonable consistent through the years. I would like to see a mixture of taxes pay for it. I would be OK with a small increase in sales tax, with a small increase of gas tax, with a small increase on state taxes on the big corporations and millionaires. Hopefully all of these funding sources would be enough to consistently fund NJ transit.
You just made the point that its failing. Raising the sales tax to fund the FAILING NJ Transit is disgusting.
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As to the taxes, I absolutely agree that NJT needs a dedicated source of funding that remains reasonable consistent through the years.
Yes and that should be the riders. If the riders cannot cover the costs of the system, the system should be dismantled and privatized.
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