Mon Dec 21, 2009 at 05:30:00 PM EST
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He hasn't taken office officially yet, but Tom Moran thinks that Chris Christie has made his first mistake. The issue is a tax on people making over $400,000 per year that Christie has said he will let expire and his aides say there is no negotiating over:Mark this down as Christie's first big mistake. Because he has just given his opponents a legitimate reason to resist his budget cuts, and a chance to seize the moral high ground.
Every time he cuts spending now, his opponents can point to that tax cut for the rich, which is worth roughly $1 billion. Democrats have wasted no time jumping on the issue:"He'll give millionaires a tax cut, but he doesn't want to give more aid to food pantries?" says Sen. Steve Sweeney, who will take over as senate president next month. "We will definitely point that out." That will be the contrast people will draw as he proposes cuts. He's not the only one who already pointed that out:Take Sen. Joe Vitale, chairman of the Health Committee. He's spent years working to expand health programs so working poor families can get coverage. Now the Christie team is warning eligibility standards will be tightened to save money.
"He's got to take a step back from that tax cut," Vitale says. "This is reverse Robin Hood. You're taking from the poor and you're giving to the rich. I'm telling you that just won't happen. This is going to be one long summer." Today is the first day of winter and we're already predicting a long summer. Something tells me there will be alot more where this came from as Christie takes office and we start to see him introduce his policies and proposals. |
| Jason Springer :: Moran thinks Christie has already made his first mistake |
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