Letter to my State Representatives

The following letter was sent to the governor and my state representatives where I live and own rental property. If you live in NJ I urge you to write the Governor and your State Representatives. Feel free to steal my prose below. If you don't know who your representative is e-mail me, I'll look it up for you.


Bergen County:
Ms. Charlotte Vandervalk
Mr. John E. Rooney
Mr. Gerald Cardinale


Hudson County:
Mr. Bernard F. Kenny, Jr.
Mr. Brian P. Stack
Mr. Albio Sires


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Ms. Charlotte Vandervalk
220 Kinderkamack Road, Suite E
Westwood, NJ 07675-3601


RE: The Governor’s Proposed Tax Increases

March 22, 2006

Dear Ms. Vandervalk,

Through the above captioned company, I own and manage rental property in your legislative district.

Three of the Governor’s proposed tax increases will kill business in New Jersey:

1. Sales Tax: Increasing the sales tax will reduce sales, plain and simple. That will drive jobs from New Jersey.

2. Corporation Tax: This will strangle business and drive jobs from New Jersey.

3. Commercial Realty Transfer Tax: Landlords provide affordable housing to New Jersey families that need it. This money could be better spent on capital improvements to multifamily housing and likely would be. Landlords have to make a profit or they will leave the business. Who will be left to provide housing for New Jersey families that need it? The government. We all know how that turns out.

I understand the need to balance the budget, but may I suggest spending cuts instead of tax increases?

Thank you for reconsidering these destructive taxes.

Very truly yours,





Rosey