Monday, March 24, 2008

Gov. Corzine continues to tout his Toll plan to Businesses while ignoring bloated spending.


Gov. Corzine has held town hall meeting all around the state, but he isn't finished trying to sell his plan to "pay VISA debt with new AMEX debt" & fund transportation projects by dramatically raising tolls over the next 75 years. The Governor gave his pitch to local chambers of commerce last week. While the state Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the toll hikes, some local chambers haven't exactly taken a position for or against just yet.

The Governor detailed his plans to raise tolls and shave $2.7 billion from the state budget before taking questions from a mostly friendly audience. He said proposed spending cuts weren't the result of "some scheme" in his head. Rather, the state simply doesn't have the money to fund every program.
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