Can the threats and debate the budget

Before anyone gets too hot under the collar, isn’t the threat of cuts being pushed by the Christie folks on a par with the same kinds of extortion pushed at other levels of government? Christie says the school money will have to come from somewhere — which is logical. The question is where and the Christie administration has its ideas — none of which are good or helpful for the state.

We need to discuss our options — a millionaires’ tax, further service cuts, a rewrite of the tax code, etc.

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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. View all posts by hankkalet