Chris Christie for president in 2016?? Please . . . Here are the highlights of his first term in office: . kind to millionaires (re: taxation) yet nasty to unionized workers (especially teachers) . pulled NJ out of the RGGI (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative), yet he makes it easy for polluters to get waivers to bypass regulations . gutted the Global Warming Response Act (passed by Corzine in 2007) . closed the Office of Climate Change and Energy . reduced the staffing level at the DEP . a proposed rule to require monitoring and reporting of emissions of greenhouse gases was never implemented under his administration . diverted almost $1 billion from the Clean Energy Fund (dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs) for corporate tax breaks and subsidies . the property tax burden has grown sharply over the last four years; NJ has the highest property taxes in the country . raised tax burden on lower-income families (cut the Earned Income Tax Credit by 20%) . sabotaged efforts to build affordable housing . NJ has the highest unemployment rate in the region . NJs credit rating has dropped during his term . vetoed an increase in the minimum wage to $8.50 (he wants $8.25 over three years; Greens say raise it to $11 now just to keep pace with inflation since 1968) . has no plan to finance transit projects and open space purchases after nearly draining the dedicated funds he inherited from the previous administration . removed two qualified justices from the Supreme Court without good cause, threatened the independence of judges at all levels, and provoked a partisan stalemate that has left two vacant seats on the high court . let the Garden State Preservation (Green Acres) and the Transportation Trust Funds go broke . reversed renewable power incentives in the Energy Master Plan by prioritizing fossil fuels over solar energy and eliminating a surcharge for low-income energy efficiency and solar power . rolled back eco-planks in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, Water Supply Master Plan, Water Quality Planning program . de-prioritized regional planning in the Highlands and Pinelands . raided the State Recycling Fund . reduced Coastal Area Facility Review Act requirements while refusing to update inland flooding maps or develop a climate change adaption plan . eliminated the Drinking Water Quality Institute yubanet/usa/New-Jersey-Wal-Mart-Funds-Christie-Touted-Sustainability-Plan-as-Green-Programs-Gutted.php#.Ul9gR6vD9D8
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 17:59:36 +0000
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