While New Jersey’s unemployment rate is 1.6% lower than California’s, since 1990, they have roughly followed similar trends (with New Jersey generally having a slightly lower number for the last 22 years). Around 2009, under Governor Schwarzenegger, is when a slightly wider discrepancy emerged. Since Governor Brown has taken office, the rate dropped 1.3%. Governor Christie assumed office at the height of New Jersey’s unemployment and it has dropped 0.5%.
Perennial political gadfly Jerry Brown failed to endorse [Clinton] when the latter won the party’s 1992 presidential nomination … So, why then did the spouse of the Secretary of State endorse Jerry Brown … Bill Clinton wouldn’t have gone out of his way to help Jerry Brown if Hillary wasn’t planning on challenging Obama.
Just Mesays
One thing I like about Christie is his willingness to say things like they are. Christie isn’t afraid of the unions, liberals or the media.
You live in a hopeless state with no way out from their extravagence. Why not move to Nevada where there is no state income tax?
AndyNsays
Why can’t this guy be my governor president?
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AndyNsays
@Cinesnatch – I’m sincerely curious, although you may not have any better idea than I do. Do you know how much of that reduction in California’s unemployment rate since Brown was elected is due to the decrease in population? I’ve heard that people have been fleeing the state for a variety of reasons, and if the reason for a significant number of them was because they were unemployed and expected there to be better job opportunities elsewhere, the decrease in the state unemployment rate could be because Brown’s made things worse rather than better.
Ted B. (Charging Rhino)says
As bad as it is in New Jersey…and it’s pretty-bad still…there’s no-where to flee to. New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are even worse tax and business regulatory jurisdictions. The Retirees here are fleeing to Florida and South Carolina, neither is a great state for re-locating businesses to.
While New Jersey’s unemployment rate is 1.6% lower than California’s, since 1990, they have roughly followed similar trends (with New Jersey generally having a slightly lower number for the last 22 years). Around 2009, under Governor Schwarzenegger, is when a slightly wider discrepancy emerged. Since Governor Brown has taken office, the rate dropped 1.3%. Governor Christie assumed office at the height of New Jersey’s unemployment and it has dropped 0.5%.
Found this little nugget:
One thing I like about Christie is his willingness to say things like they are. Christie isn’t afraid of the unions, liberals or the media.
Dan:
You live in a hopeless state with no way out from their extravagence. Why not move to Nevada where there is no state income tax?
Why can’t this guy be my
governorpresident?FIFY
@Cinesnatch – I’m sincerely curious, although you may not have any better idea than I do. Do you know how much of that reduction in California’s unemployment rate since Brown was elected is due to the decrease in population? I’ve heard that people have been fleeing the state for a variety of reasons, and if the reason for a significant number of them was because they were unemployed and expected there to be better job opportunities elsewhere, the decrease in the state unemployment rate could be because Brown’s made things worse rather than better.
As bad as it is in New Jersey…and it’s pretty-bad still…there’s no-where to flee to. New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are even worse tax and business regulatory jurisdictions. The Retirees here are fleeing to Florida and South Carolina, neither is a great state for re-locating businesses to.
AndyN: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/california-356821-tax-state.html
http://www.ppic.org/main/publication_show.asp?i=261
NJ is 48th in job creation. Again, where is this NJ miracle and all the other marvelous things that Christie has done for NJ?