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2019-02-08 Government

New Jersey Residents to Be Hit with ‘Rain Tax'

[Breitbart] New Jersey residents could soon see their hard-earned dollars go down the drain if Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy decides to sign recently passed legislation from New Jersey’s legislature allowing for a "rain tax."

The legislation, Senate Bill S-1073, which the New Jersey Assembly and Senate approved, would allow local governments to create water utilities that would give them the power to tax homeowners and business owners with large paved surfaces.

When it rains, the rainwater mixes with pollutants and seeps into municipal sewage systems. The money collected would replace or repair sewage pipes or create "green infrastructure," such as rain gardens that would collect polluted water.

"With all the salt that we’ve had on roads recently, that’s all running into the sewer systems, so you can’t ignore the problems because they don’t go away," New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney told CBS New York.

Republicans have blasted the bill, dubbing it a "rain tax" on residents who contribute a large portion of their salary to state and local taxes.

"We all want to protect our environment. We all want to preserve it for future generations, but this is a weighted tax," State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. told CBS New York. "The citizens of New Jersey ... really [have] no way to defend themselves against tax increases at local levels."

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-08 07:03|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top

#1 Hardly good news for NC, SC, and Georgia residents either.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-08 07:09|| 2019-02-08 07:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Paved surface? Okay, replace it with gravel or dirt.

Posted by Silentbrick 2019-02-08 07:18|| 2019-02-08 07:18|| Front Page Top

#3 no it is not good news for georgia...seeing new york and new jersey plates all over Alpharetta...and at Public's they stand out like a sore thumb. They are going to ruin it here like they did up North

Posted by dan 2019-02-08 09:29|| 2019-02-08 09:29|| Front Page Top

#4 they are already ruining it here just with their loud know it all bullshit when you here them in the stores. Not too mention they can't drive for shit

Posted by chris 2019-02-08 10:40|| 2019-02-08 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Seattle should get in on this newest "tax"

Posted by 746 2019-02-08 10:41|| 2019-02-08 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 We've been paying fees (read 'taxed') for 'non-permeable surfaces' for some time now. Public Schools and non-profits too as it's charged by the 'Municipal Water Department'

Just another revenue stream.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-02-08 14:11|| 2019-02-08 14:11|| Front Page Top

#7 We've been paying $3 a month flat rate "storm water fee" ever since about 2003. We got 12" of rain in a 24 hour period, which ended by getting the last 6" in the last 60 minutes. The entire town discovered it was vulnerable to flooding even though it stands on top of what amounts to a mesa. A great deal of drainage engineering has been done since then. Unless you have lived through something like this, you have no idea.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-02-08 21:09|| 2019-02-08 21:09|| Front Page Top

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