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Spotlight on Higher Education
Do You Know Where Your Tuition and Tax Dollars Are Going?
The Common Sense Institute of New Jersey has gathered audit information for all of New Jersey’s community, senior public colleges, and research universities. These state-required reports detail the best management practices and areas for...
August 4th, 2010 | Education, Featured, Transparency | Read More
Homebuyer Tax Credit Won’t Solve Housing Crisis
Imagine your boss suddenly announced that the company would be giving $5 to the next 20 employees who took their lunch break, and that the money would be coming out of everyone else’s paycheck. It would certainly benefit the few who were first into the cafeteria, and it might encourage some workers...
August 1st, 2010 | Commentary, Economic Development, Featured, Policy | Read More
No Income Tax Increase This Year
The General Assembly failed to override Governor Christie’s veto of a tax increase on high-wage earners, ending chances a new top marginal tax rate of 10.75% will be part of this year’s budget.
The Institute has highlighted economic pitfalls associated with the tax increase. CSI-NJ notes that high-wage...
June 25th, 2010 | Economic Development, Featured, Policy, Taxation | Read More