We need to make NJ affordable again

The fight continues. It's time to call out the incompetent New Jersey legislature for failing to even discuss issues that address the affordability crisis.

Instead of discussing issues like pension reform, health benefit reform, jobs and taxes, the NJ Senate decided to pass a resolution condemning the new Presidential Administration for the "Travel Ban". Adding injury to the insult, there's now a discussion of forcing NJ taxpayers to pay for the loss of federal funds likely from the actions of certain mayors, like you Mayor Steve Fulop, for publicly claiming they will defy Federal Law.

Outrageous.

Especially given the fact that we are saddled with a recent court ruling enforcing the decades old ruling requiring affordable housing in NJ towns. I could go on a philosophical rant here about the counterproductive and potentially destructive consequences of policies like this. Government should not interfere where the market will provide. But the courts have ruled and now the legislature must act.

The problem is that instead of solving problems and empowering more New Jersey families to move into desirable communities or creating jobs and infrastructure goals to make NJ cities more desire able, they just want to spread the cost around to further crush the middle and working class.

One of the few voices of reason and responsibility in the legislature is my friend Senator Kip Bateman. Kip joined me on the show today to discuss his effort to push through a new law that will allow towns to get out from under what could be a financially disastrous ruling. The latest ruling will require some towns to add thousands of new residents, forced by Government edict, flooding schools, emergency services and utilities already pushed to the brink. Where's the 'impact study' on how adding thousands of people to a small community will impact local taxes, services and equality of life?

Where's the voice of the people standing up for the homeowners paying the bills? Kip's plan isn't perfect but certainly is a practical start to solving the mess created by bad public policies and worse judicial decisions.