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At least when you’re dead last, you can’t get any worse
Is Scott Norwood running for governor of New Jersey? (AP FILE PHOTO) The Tax Foundation put out its annual State Business Tax Climate index. And the conclusion for New Jersey is that clearly the United...
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Has anything changed in the last four years?
Anyone feeling inspired? (AP PHOTO) Four years ago, I wrote a story about what business owners wanted to see in the next governor. Jon Corzine, then a senator, was running against Doug Forrester. Both...
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New Jersey’s taxes leave us punch drunk
Don't expect to see Manny Pacquiao fight in the Garden State anytime soon. (AP PHOTO) The last time I paid much attention to boxing was in 1990 when Mike Tyson did the most astounding thing of his...
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Happy Thanksgiving. Kneel before Zod!
I'll bet Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum gets annoyed when his underlings call him General Zod behind his back. (AP PHOTO) You know those futuristic movies that feature gleaming, clean...
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Watch the unemployment rate grow across the United States like a big purple fungus in this short video: The Great Plains are looking pretty good right about now, huh? Wyoming, North and South Dakota,...
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Merry Christmas taxpayers! Here’s your money back!
Want to irritate a corporate executive? Call him to the White House for a lecture. (AP PHOTO) When you ask people what they think of all the corporate bailouts that the government launched with...
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Happy New Year! Now is a good time to die. Or maybe not.
Is Anderson Cooper worried about the estate tax? You'll have to ask his mom, Gloria Vanderbilt. (CNN Photo) Politics is filled with a lot of ridiculous phrases, and "permanent tax code," which...
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Free health care sure isn’t cheap
Another way to cut down on medical costs -- younger doctors. (PRESS FILE PHOTO) My campaign for public office is unlikely to go very far once the voters hear my exciting slogan of "I'm going to make...
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Hey New Jersey, you want spending cuts? Here they come
A budget negotiator in Trenton. (AP FILE PHOTO) I have a pet theory about why government always seems to get bigger. Voters often say they want government to spend less, but the harsh reality of...
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“Jersey Shore’s” Angelina goes to Trenton; maybe she’ll be a lobbyist?
Pauly D, Angelina and The Situation. True American entrepreneurs. (PHOTO: MTV) You can accuse the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" of a lot of things, but you can't say they haven't learned the value of...
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