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New Jersey Residents

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“Save Our State”

 

 

The Journeyman’s Decapitation Project

 

Addressing Suspected Malfeasance Head First

 

 

 

IN SUMMARY* - New Jersey is at a time of fiscal crisis which had been brought on by over a decade of complete financial mismanagement and creative budgetary techniques. The recent series of governors started using techniques involving the issuance of large bonds and the transfers of dedicated monies, such as the Transportation Trust Fund, into the State’s General Fund. They did this to address immediate budgetary issues, without much concern to long-term implications, and then perfected these methods as each year passed. The heads of our state’s government seem to have taken a deaf ear to the cries and have become unresponsive to the fiscal pressures plaguing its citizens. Many elected officials seem to think that the financial reservoirs of this state are without bounds. What exacerbate these issues are the many career politicians who appear to have lost connection to their constituents while amassing huge benefit packages and perks, which are often thought of as entitlements to public largess.

 

 

Recently, the Governor had been pushing a debt reduction plan, which appears to have had “Jumped the Government Mismanagement Shark”. This plan not only confounded two-thirds of the state’s residents, who appear lucid and able to perform simple arithmetic, but it did absolutely nothing to address the main reasons why New Jersey is in a financial quandary – rampant spending and incompetence. In one example, there are billions of dollars that are unaccounted for or misspent with regards to the School Construction Corporation’s handling of the Abbott schools systems. This was money that was intended for the needy but it never reached them. Now, New Jersey residents are expected to replenish those funds with no certainty that these funds will be properly deployed.

 

 

Businesses and jobs are also literally being driven from this state.  The tax and regulatory burdens are becoming so oppressive that businesses are not only evaluating the possibility of relocation, but are actually doing it! Many jobs are now being outsourced to other states or countries. Once a business is placed in the position of relocating, they will evaluate all business lines. Many businesses, whose corporate offices hail from New Jersey, are no longer expanding in state. Instead, they are opening up new shops in other, more business friendly states. Paid Family Leave, a sham proposal that will tax all employees and drive up business costs, will only benefit a few of its citizens – mostly union based employees. Other recent taxes and changes to the worker’s compensation plan have placed stressful burdens on companies, mostly in the small business arena. Then there is the State Universal Health Care program that is proposed. This will add at least $1.7 billion to the budget while driving up employer costs. These costs will be taken directly away from the employees, as these business costs will come from the employee portion of what it costs to run a business. There are fixed overhead and supply costs. The business knows what it costs, to the penny, for each employee. If the employee costs go up, less is available for pay raises, advancements or bonuses. These proposals will hurt the employee directly and reduce what is available for a business to staff their operation, meaning fewer jobs.

 

 

The Governor’s debt reduction proposal was to perform a lease of New Jersey’s toll road assets to a newly formed neutral and independent company for 75 years, with possible 24-year extension. One obvious problem was that this company wasn’t as neutral as we were led to believe. Also, over it’s life; almost $1B would have gone to the heads of this team in salary, pension, benefits, perks and cost-of-living adjustments. This company would have floated an approximate $40 billion bond that was targeted to go into the state’s coffers. This company would have then repaid the bond from toll road revenues. Tolls were scheduled to have increased in 50% 4-year increments while also factoring in yearly cost-of-living adjustments. An example of how this would have impacted the commuters is as follows: A commuter from Cranbury, NJ to Jersey City would have had their tolls increase from around $7/day to almost $60/day in just 14 years. The in-state and regional commerce would have also been greatly affected by this, as most goods and commuters travel on these roads. Virtually all products we purchase in this state would have become affected in one manner or another by this plan that would have haunted our descendants for several generations. To put this plan in perspective, 75 years ago the United States was in the midst of The Great Depression – before World War II. Yet a 9% cut in the state budget, in effect rolling back the past year’s increases, would eliminate this debt in just over 8 years. A 5% cut would eliminate it in around 14 years.

 

 

When pressed to cut state spending, the governor stated “pigs would fly over the State House before there’s a realistic level of new taxes or spending cuts” made. He only proposed freezing state spending for just one year. One would question how we could be in a budget crisis when cost reductions have been ruled out? Instead, the governor wants to add 3-5 year-olds to the school system and add additional Abbott school funding, totaling billions of additional dollars. When private households experience budgetary problems, unnecessary spending is first cut, followed by more painful measures. Remember, we needed to have a 1% sales tax increase in order to address budgetary and bond problems only to find that half went back to us in homestead rebates and the other half was distributed as special pork projects to certain districts so that those leaders would approve the state’s budget.  How can we really trust this money will be used for what we are told it will be used for? The Governor’s track record is far from being stellar.

 

 

NOAA Katrina Landfall Animation

 

 

Hurricane Katrina is estimated to have caused $81 billion in damage to the southern gulf-coast states. The Governor’s plan, to borrow $40 billion, was estimated to accrue about $50 billion in interest if this were a 30-year bond at 6%; however, there is talk that this bond may extend out as much as 75-99 years in length while having higher percentage rates. To further compound the matter, this plan did not immediately increase the toll road charges from day one. Instead, these increases are laddered over time, where the proper share of toll revenues raised wouldn’t have been reached for at least 14 years. This means that initially, very little would have been applied to the principal of this bond, thereby increasing the amount of interest accrued. It is conceivable that the interest alone on this plan could have easily passed the $120 billion mark, placing this plan’s financial impact in the $160 billion range.

 

This man-made disaster could easily double the damage amount caused by Hurricane Katrina.

 

 

Due to large public outcry to this failed proposal, spearheaded by the New Jersey 101.5 Radio Station (Primarily James Gearhart, “The Jersey Guys” Casey Bartholomew & Ray Rossi, Dennis Malloy & Judi Franco and its Award Winning Investigative News Department) and several other newspaper editors, the original toll road proposal APPEARED to be all but dead. The governor and his posse are now trying to come up with ‘alternative’ measures to get the budget under control. Unfortunately, their new proposals include alternate taxing methods, such as partial toll increases mixed with gasoline taxes. There have been no real cost cutting measures. In the past couple of weeks, the governor had threatened draconian measures as a way to control costs. The people of this state are, in effect, being punished for opposing the toll road plan. Threats of cutting hospital funding, the state parks and other departments that the citizens actually care about are being targeted. Nothing to deal with government waste or abuse has been offered. These new proposals now includes several thousand jobs, yet most seem to relate to part-time positions in which the employees are only paid a thousand or two dollars per year. Almost daily, additional concessions are being made. It’s almost as if the government of this state is trying to find the highest point where the citizens will accept taxation. The state has more than its fair share of income. It’s just that the money is being poorly managed or abused. Before new taxes are added, the state must show that they are able to properly use the monies currently being awarded them.  The State Budget Address showed a weak and ineffectual governor, trying to mask supposed cuts by shifting many costs onto local municipalities, thereby driving up our local taxes. Much of the budget appears to be political smoke and mirrors. There is extreme waste in this state and that is not being addressed by this administration.

 

 

WARNING – THE TOLL ROAD PLAN is not DEAD!

The governor still wants to implement this plan – In What Genesis Though?

 

 

 

The mentality of a business is different from that of a state organization. In a business, during times of economic downturn or stagnation, enacting cost-cutting measures or staff reductions increases profits. State officials, on the other hand, mainly try to address budgetary shortfalls by enacting new taxes or by floating additional bonds. The governor, during the electioneering process professed that the state needed to be run like a business. He professed to have this type of expertise; however, one would have to question this. A true businessman would first perform an audit of the various departments within a company to better ascertain where inefficiencies or waste exist and redirect those funds to other cost centers. This is especially important when running a state as extra funding more than likely means the implementation of additional tax burdens on its populous. Before a governor blindly states that there is a budget crisis and tax increases are mandatory, executing an audit should be the prudent action. It has been stated that one of the past governors attempted an audit of the state, after only three departments were audited; over $2 billion of waste was uncovered. Instead of continuing with the audits, they were abandoned and subsequent taxes were imposed. Needless to say, that governor was not re-elected.

 

 

A true audit of this state had not occurred on over 25 years!

 

 

 

This site will continue to target the supporters of the initial toll road plan, especially since many supported it either before it was complete or while it was in its worst form, until a comprehensive and independent state audit has been completed. Anything less would not do justice to the citizens of this state. If an internal audit were performed, this may give impressions of a cover-up. The trust of New Jersey’s citizens has been compromised. An audit must ensue and be overseen by several neutral watchdog groups. If you do not believe how corrupt and mismanaged this state is – read “The Soprano State”! (Note: This book is sooo HOT that its first pressing sold out in just 3 days! It’s a Best Seller and is physically available in only a few New Jersey bookstores.)

 

 

 

Citizens – DEMAND AN AUDIT!

NOTHING LESS WILL SUFFICE!

 

 

 

 

FIND YOUR

 STATE REPRESENTATIVES –

 

Your voice MUST be heard!

 

The following link will take you to the NJ Legislature. Please contact them with your concerns:

 

Click>  NJ State Legislature

 

 

 

 

The following appear to be the key players or supporters

of this plan and need to be removed from office:

 

Jon Corzine, Richard Codey, Robert Andrews,

Rush Holt, Ray Lesniak, & Robert Menendez.

 

 

 

The following appear to be generally poor legislators:

 

John Adler & Bill Baroni

 

 

 

MISSION – The goal of this site is to provide bumper stickers to the masses in an attempt to affect popular support. Many legislators want to leave some type of legacy behind, and so they shall. When James Florio was governor, many citizens opted to place bumper stickers on their cars to express their displeasure with his administration, such as “DUMP FLORIO” and “FLORIO FREE IN 93”. To date, virtually everyone remembers James Florio, what happened during his administration and seeing those bumper stickers. That is his legacy - as it soon will be others.

 

 

 

 

 

BUMPER STICKERS

 

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Dump Corzine-Codey                                                          Dump Corzine

 

   

 

Dump Codey                                                               Dump Andrews

 

  

 

Dump Holt                                                                   Dump Lesniak

 

 

 

Dump Menendez

 

 

 

  

 

Dump Adler                                    Dump Baroni

 

 

 

 

 

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MAIL AWAY FOR UP TO SIX FREE STICKERS

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Mail a standard self-addressed stamped return envelope (SASE) to:

 

 

BUMTAG

100 SPRINGDALE ROAD A3 #256

CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003-2023

 

 

1) On the lower-left of both envelopes, specify which bumper stickers you would like:

 

Corzine/Codey,  Corzine,  Codey,  Andrews,  Holt,  Lesniak  or  Menendez

 

(Note: The Adler & Baroni stickers are pending printing)

 

 

2) Ensure the return address matches the send-to address on the SASE.

 

 

Notes:

 

1)      Up to 6 stickers per stamped envelope,

affix 1 stamp for every 2 stickers (6 stickers=3 stamps).

2) Open to New Jersey residents only.

3) Not responsible for lost or misdirected mail.

4) As claimed by the manufacturer, these bumper

stickers are a quality vinyl removable sticker.

5) No warranties are expressed or implied.

6) Requester assumes all risks and liabilities for its use.

7) Shipments may be delayed due to inventory on hand.

 

 

 

 

 

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

 

 

FINANCIAL SUPPORT – This site is self-funded. Financial support will not be accepted; however, please refer to the section on INVENTORY DONATIONS below to provide assistance.

 

 

 

INVENTORY DONATIONS – In order to keep this project viable, donations of bumper sticker stock is highly welcomed. If you or your business would like to sponsor additional bumper stickers, please contact my supplier and drop-ship them to the above address, I would be more than happy to volunteer my time and this website to distribute them on your behalf. The additional stock would have to be one or more of the bumper stickers that are listed on this page. No additional substitutions would be allowed. Please no PACs, Political Parties or Political Candidate participation. This problem spans all party affiliations and this site must remain neutral to be most effective. To order, please contact Rod Smock at VictoryStore.com,  e-mail: rsmock@victorystore.com. Please send me an e-mail confirmation and also state whether you would like your name or your company’s name listed as a sponsor below? We’re all in this together. Thank you.

 

 

 

AFFILIATE SITES – It is highly desirable that those who wish to assist open up an affiliate site. If you so desire, I will post your site’s information on this site. As distribution will be gargantuan, any and all affiliate assistance will be greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

SPREAD THE WORD – Please contact as many people as you can think of regarding this website. Call or e-mail our local and national media channels, such as newspapers, radio stations and television stations. Send e-mails to friends. Participate in blogs or newspaper article replies, such as those on www.courierpostonline.com, www.politikernj.com or www.nj.com. Mention this site anywhere you can think of so that it will come up on a multitude of search engine queries. The more this site is mentioned, the more people will see it exists and visit it. This is a very important task.

 

 

 

 

 

-----  SPONSORS  -----

 

Listed below are concerned or impacted citizens and businesses that have

graciously donated bumper sticker stock to help keep this project going:

 

 

2/08/2008 Webmaster’s initial order. Mixed quantity in the thousands.

 

 

 

 

 

-----  GREAT READING  -----

 

The Soprano State
New Jersey’s Culture Of Corruption

By Bob Ingle & Sandy McClure

 

Click>  TheSopranoState.com

 

 

 

 

-----  SITE NEWS  -----

 

Webmaster Bio A single parent of four children who regularly uses the NJTPK.

An Information Technology Officer with a global financial institution.

Similar Methodist roots to that of President Bush and Mr. Corzine.

Raised in a household with a Republican Father & Independent Mother.

An Independent voter who votes Democrat, Republican and Independent.

Recently participated in the Feb. 5th Democratic Primary Election.

Voted for Barack Obama in part due to Jon Corzine’s close relationship with

Bill & Hillary Clinton – saving America from Corzine’s political aspirations.

 

2//21/2008 Webmaster purchased four signed copies of  “The Soprano State”.

 

3/03/2008 Added John Adler & Bill Baroni selections.

 

3/29/2008 Added Recall Alert & sticker mailing instructions.

 

 

 

 

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*Opinions and commentary on this site are purely subjective by nature from the author and should be taken as such.

Not responsible for typographical errors.  Due to the highly dynamic nature of the events expressed on this site,

viewers should perform their own independent verification of all claims. This site contains parody & sarcasm.

 

 

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