The RGA radio ad says that Daggett’s tax plan sounds like Corzine’s “but worse.” “Toll increases, massive sales tax increases,” the ad says. “Independent sources confirm Daggett actually wants to tax you for getting your haircut, your dry cleaning, you name it.”
Daggett’s plan to cut state property taxes by 25 percent includes an expansion of the 7 percent sales tax to “a wide range of personal, professional and household services, including services provided to individuals by professionals such as lawyers, accountants and architects.” Dagget says the additional revenue would help pay for the property tax cuts.
But it’s not true, according to Daggett campaign spokesman Tim Johnson, that Daggett wants to increase tolls on New Jersey’s roadways, as both the TV and radio ads say. Johnson told us that Daggett “did not call for increased tolls” and that Daggett would only entertain that idea “if no other viable options are found.”
*sigh* This is what happens when you aren’t a Democrat or Republican in an election: you must be eliminated.
Of course, Fact Check does point out that Christie has his own issues with regards to the truth:
Christie’s plan, the ad says, is to “cut spending, cut taxes, restore your property tax rebate, root out corruption, and make New Jersey a great place again to live, work and raise a family.” Sounds excellent. But Christie has been criticized for not providing specifics on how, exactly, he plans to cut spending and reduce New Jersey property taxes, which are the highest in the nation.
Of course he has no specifics. He can’t do it.