New Jersey Tax day Tea party

Immediate For Release- Monday, March 23, 2009
Contact: Colette Campbell, (201) 487-8844

Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey Announces Taxpayer Tea Party to Protest Gov. Corzines’s Tax Hikes, April 15

New Jersey citizens urge Corzine to reduce spending, reject stimulus money

TRENTON─ Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey will join hands with grassroots activists across the country on April 15th for a “Taxpayer Tea Party” to protest Governor Corzine’s proposed tax hikes.

“NJ has the worst tax climate in the nation, and yet Governor Corzine continues to rely on tax revenues to support the state’s overgrown budget,” said Colette Campbell, state director for Americans for Prosperity. “This tradition has left us poorly positioned to deal with the economic recession.”

Even with the so-called stimulus funds that are coming to New Jersey-- totaling $2 billion-- Governor Corzine has introduced a FY 2010 state budget with a $7 billion deficit, and massive tax hikes to go along with it.

“Governor Corzine continues to increase taxes—it is the same mistake over and over again,” said Campbell. “Taxpayers have carried the burden of these mistakes long enough- it’s critical to fight back against this proposed budget and its tax hikes.”

New Jersey taxpayers will urge Governor Corzine and state legislators to take the first step in mending this $7 billion deficit by reducing the size of the state budget and planning for New Jersey’s financial future.

What: Taxpayer Tea Party
Who: Americans for Prosperity
When: Wednesday, April 15, 5:00pm
Where: Johnson Park (River Road, Piscataway Township)

For more information or to register please visit http://americansforprosperity.org/031909-nj-taxpayer-tea-party

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and scope of government is the best safeguard to ensuring individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. AFP educates and engages citizens in support of restraining state and federal government growth, and returning government to its constitutional limits. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org

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