Pay me now, or pay me later

The thing that has struck me all along about the debate over the governor’s toll hike plan was the inevitability that the state’s needs — its broken infrastructure, shaky finances, etc. — would require some sacrifice on the part of taxpayers. Whether there would be a need to slash government programs, including popular or necessary ones, or raise taxes or other revenue, we were going to pay.

That’s why this announcement today by state Sen. Ray Lesniak should not come as a shock to anyone, though it will.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

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