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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #125 on: February 12, 2019, 08:53:21 am »
Strange time.  High tax states going for broke.
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #126 on: February 12, 2019, 02:59:02 pm »
Ladies and gentlemen, it started to snow!

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Dem lawmakers to soak New Jersey businesses and homeowners as they brace for new tax … ON RAIN
February 11, 2019 | Frieda Powers | Print Article


New Jersey residents and business owners are bracing for an imminent new tax on something they are powerless to control.

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is poised to sign a new bill approved by the New Jersey Senate and Assembly that will be taxing…the rain.

The new legislation, inspired by former President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency, allows the state’s 565 municipalities to set up their own public stormwater utilities which would build and manage sewer systems, according to WLNY-TV.

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/02/11/dem-lawmakers-to-soak-new-jersey-businesses-and-homeowners-as-they-brace-for-new-tax-on-rain-723070

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Deceptive headline.  They are not taxing rain.

But if you want to pour concrete all over the place and don't include any retention pond or the like, making the drainage problem, expected to get charged for the additional load you put on the city drainage.
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #129 on: February 12, 2019, 06:01:06 pm »
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #130 on: February 12, 2019, 06:02:19 pm »
Ladies and gentlemen, it started to snow!

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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #131 on: February 12, 2019, 06:09:05 pm »
Ladies and gentlemen, it started to snow!

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Snow is just another form of rain. So snow will be taxed along with rain, air, dirt, and sunshine.
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #132 on: February 12, 2019, 06:21:53 pm »
Murphy has to find a way to recoup all the money he wasted TREATING the roads every time he thought it might snow.   Taxing rain is just the beginning.   

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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #133 on: February 12, 2019, 06:22:36 pm »
Just so you all know our taxes were raised on Jan 1.

https://www.withum.com/resources/impact-fy-2019-budget-nj-state-tax/

I’ll know more when I go to my accountant for income tax filing at the end of the month,
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #134 on: February 12, 2019, 06:22:54 pm »
Snow is just another form of rain. So snow will be taxed along with rain, air, dirt, and sunshine.

Snow is taxing enough without human intervention.
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #135 on: February 12, 2019, 06:26:01 pm »
Deceptive headline.  They are not taxing rain.

But if you want to pour concrete all over the place and don't include any retention pond or the like, making the drainage problem, expected to get charged for the additional load you put on the city drainage.

Shouldn't this issue be addressed in the permitting process?

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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #136 on: February 12, 2019, 06:30:20 pm »
Take a look at Boise. The midwest is too flat for me. The left coast is out. Northern AZ is probably good. Southern Utah too lonely. I don't know if you are arrogant enough to be a Texan.
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #137 on: February 12, 2019, 06:32:16 pm »
I keep getting offers to transfer to New Jersey. I try not to laugh at them.

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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #138 on: February 12, 2019, 06:33:35 pm »
Never asked someone where they are from.
If they are from Texas, they'll tell you.
If not, there's no need to embarrass them.
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You mean Texans are like Vegans, who feel a need to inform everybody of their status constantly?
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #139 on: February 12, 2019, 06:34:03 pm »
They paved paradise...
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #140 on: February 12, 2019, 06:34:58 pm »
I keep getting offers to transfer to New Jersey. I try not to laugh at them.

I'd try, but fail.  I was once offered a transfer to Hudson River Valley in NY, and I totally failed to not laugh out loud.
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #141 on: February 12, 2019, 06:36:53 pm »
Never asked someone where they are from.
If they are from Texas, they'll tell you.
If not, there's no need to embarrass them.
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #142 on: February 12, 2019, 06:37:08 pm »

Sorry...

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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #143 on: February 12, 2019, 06:38:15 pm »
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You mean Texans are like Vegans, who feel a need to inform everybody of their status constantly?

So, a vegan and an atheist walk into a bar.
How did I know?
Within 30 seconds, they've told everybody.
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #144 on: February 12, 2019, 06:43:06 pm »
I keep getting offers to transfer to New Jersey. I try not to laugh at them.

I’m in. NJ and I’m nice. @ABX
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Deceptive headline.  They are not taxing rain.

But if you want to pour concrete all over the place and don't include any retention pond or the like, making the drainage problem, expected to get charged for the additional load you put on the city drainage.

Yes, it should be, and probably now is, addressed in permitting, but in addition to that from what I can gather from the article they're talking about requiring retrofitting of older developments.  That would most likely require the taking of land to build some kind of SMF.  The FDEP was well down the path of trying to require that here, but thankfully Gov Scott put an end to that nonsense.

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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #146 on: February 12, 2019, 06:51:47 pm »
So, a vegan and an atheist walk into a bar.
How did I know.
Within 30 seconds, they've told everybody.

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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #147 on: February 12, 2019, 06:54:22 pm »
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Did I mention that I'm a Texan?

(Gotta poke fun at myself, too).

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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #148 on: February 12, 2019, 07:18:37 pm »
Did I mention that I'm a Texan?

(Gotta poke fun at myself, too).

You're a Texan??  You could knock me down with a feather!  LOL!
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Re: NJ Voters Furious As Governor Murphy Prepares To Sign 'Rain Tax' Into Law
« Reply #149 on: February 12, 2019, 07:46:10 pm »
So, a vegan, a gluten free liberal, and an atheist walk into a bar.
How did I know?
Within 30 seconds, they've told everybody.

You cannot "COEXIST" with people who want to kill you.
If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
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