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88jerseyiroc · 07-02-2006, 12:13 PM

New Jersey has a 6% state sales tax. This is split as 3% for the State, and 3% for the municipality. Several municipalities, such as Elizabeth, Jersey City, and Mount Holly do not collect the city portion of the sales tax (as an incentive to lure shoppers), resulting in an effective 3% sales tax rate.

Also, in an effort to spur commercial and residental growth, Salem County and Cumberland County are the only counties in the state in which all areas institute the 3% sales tax rate throughout.

New Jersey does not charge sales tax on food or clothing.

That is from Wiki.

There is a difference from Floiros reign and now. When florio was in charge the state was crap, nothing was here bascially except the jersey shore and then he wanted to raise the tax which drove people away, from what i remember. Now it is a whole different ball game. Look at all the commerace that we generate now with the people from NJ, NY, and Conn. Look at all the real estate that has been bought up because of NYC and people not wanting to live in manhattan. Granted I hate most of hte politicians in office in any government in the US but Corzine had a point. Raising it 1 penny would have helped the state budget, granted it would have not gotten rid of the defiect completely. We have to cut spending somewhere but i dont know the budget for the state of NJ so i cant give an example.

The problem lies with the laws and governement itself. This country is over 200 years old and not once have we revised the consitution or basic laws. All we do is add to them making it more confusing as hell. The whole consitution is full condritictions and dead ends. Soon it is going to be time where we have to come to that decision or the great country of a america will fall. The world has changed, yet we, as people, lack the ability to adapt when it comes to government. Everybody wants things down thier way and no one wants to listen to each other and make a comprimise. that is the reason why NJ governement shut down, the lacking ability to listen. It is just sad.

07-02-2006, 12:13 PM	#14
88jerseyiroc Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Haledon Posts: 115 iTrader: (0)	New Jersey has a 6% state sales tax. This is split as 3% for the State, and 3% for the municipality. Several municipalities, such as Elizabeth, Jersey City, and Mount Holly do not collect the city portion of the sales tax (as an incentive to lure shoppers), resulting in an effective 3% sales tax rate. Also, in an effort to spur commercial and residental growth, Salem County and Cumberland County are the only counties in the state in which all areas institute the 3% sales tax rate throughout. New Jersey does not charge sales tax on food or clothing. That is from Wiki. There is a difference from Floiros reign and now. When florio was in charge the state was crap, nothing was here bascially except the jersey shore and then he wanted to raise the tax which drove people away, from what i remember. Now it is a whole different ball game. Look at all the commerace that we generate now with the people from NJ, NY, and Conn. Look at all the real estate that has been bought up because of NYC and people not wanting to live in manhattan. Granted I hate most of hte politicians in office in any government in the US but Corzine had a point. Raising it 1 penny would have helped the state budget, granted it would have not gotten rid of the defiect completely. We have to cut spending somewhere but i dont know the budget for the state of NJ so i cant give an example. The problem lies with the laws and governement itself. This country is over 200 years old and not once have we revised the consitution or basic laws. All we do is add to them making it more confusing as hell. The whole consitution is full condritictions and dead ends. Soon it is going to be time where we have to come to that decision or the great country of a america will fall. The world has changed, yet we, as people, lack the ability to adapt when it comes to government. Everybody wants things down thier way and no one wants to listen to each other and make a comprimise. that is the reason why NJ governement shut down, the lacking ability to listen. It is just sad.