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The Thunder Roars in Trenton

Bonnie145 Wrote: Apr 22, 2010 12:48 PM
In Mr. Will's article, he tells us like it is these days in New Jersey. A new breeze is blowing and it may,just may, begin to turn back the disaster in New Jersey as well as the approaching nightmares in all but 3 states across this country. I live in New York and only wish we had a Chris Christie who would stand up and cut the wasteful spending and perform the needed cuts that have to painfully be meted out in our collective governments. Oh where do we find such a person? Perhaps Chris Christie will lead the way for other patriots to run for election and do the bidding against those who would keep on doing business as usual. It is what is leading us to the brink of utter chaos and ruin.

MORRISVILLE, Pa. -- The bridge spanning the Delaware River connects New Jersey's capital with this town where the nation's most interesting governor occasionally eats lunch at Cafe Antonio. It also connects New Jersey's government with reality.

The bridge is a tutorial on a subject this government has flunked -- economics, which is mostly about incentives. At the Pennsylvania end of the bridge, cigarette shops cluster: New Jersey's per-pack tax is double Pennsylvania's. In late afternoon, Gov. Chris Christie says, the bridge is congested with New Jersey government employees heading home to Pennsylvania, where the income tax rate is 3 percent,...