When Governor Christie first took office, he spoke with such
conviction that you wanted to believe he was different. However, even during
his glory days, there were troubling signs. Converting the Homestead rebate to
a tax credit greatly reduced the rebate for many and it may even get phased out
completely in the future. Adding fuel to the fire, his trips abroad, TV commercials and
special election (all paid for by NJ tax payers) have made it clear he puts his
own interest ahead of the state. If this was not bad enough, his blatant disregard for animal rights, despicable attempt to not honor NJ pensions and
now ridiculously low settlement with Exxon Mobile really takes the cake. A willingness
to accept a tiny fraction of what the state is owed may be politically
convenient to him in a presidential bid but how does that help the state fix
the ecological damage, pay off its massive debt and undue the 7 credit
downgrades that occurred during his tenure? Owe and did I mention Bridgegate?
Governor Christie, if you really wanted to help businesses succeed, why would you allow online gambling when Atlantic City is already
struggling? At least before, the trip made it harder to gamble. Now residents
can lose a fortune right at home. His failure to make any significant
investment to help unemployment has also resulted in NJ having one of the
highest unemployment rates in the country. Where is the great maverick that was
supposed to help NJ? Is it on the trail for bigger and better things or was it
never there to begin with?
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