Yup! As an NJ native who has also lived in other states, I'm appalled at just how freaking expensive it is to live here. We've owned our house for over thirty years, but if we had to buy it now it would be impossible. There are so very few rentals available that younger people can't afford to live in the towns they grew up in. Our property taxes are astronomical and just keep rising. Every day I see young, Hispanic men (who I'm guessing are not here legally), working for construction companies, lawn care and other businesses that can easily pay them under the table. Our schools all have ESL teachers, the kids get free lunches, government paid (by us), healthcare and other social services. Its gotta stop. Murphy is a bigger idiot than Christie was.
It's disgusting.
Explains the high rents and property taxes.
Yup! As an NJ native who has also lived in other states, I'm appalled at just how freaking expensive it is to live here. We've owned our house for over thirty years, but if we had to buy it now it would be impossible. There are so very few rentals available that younger people can't afford to live in the towns they grew up in. Our property taxes are astronomical and just keep rising. Every day I see young, Hispanic men (who I'm guessing are not here legally), working for construction companies, lawn care and other businesses that can easily pay them under the table. Our schools all have ESL teachers, the kids get free lunches, government paid (by us), healthcare and other social services. Its gotta stop. Murphy is a bigger idiot than Christie was.
The teachers' union loves it. NJ teachers are the highest paid in the nation.