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  It’s a Wonderful Life, Jim Florio
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MediaWebsite - PoliticsNJ.com
News DateFriday, April 11, 2003 11:00:24 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionA great "what if" scenario by PoliticsNJ.com. First in a series.

"In 1990, newly elected Governor Jim Florio decided to raise taxes by $2.8 billion. Ten years later, the aftershock of the Florio tax increase is still felt throughout New Jersey politics. The ramifications of the tax hike engulfed the careers of dozens of politicians, both in New Jersey and across the country. But imagine, just for a moment, that the great tax revolt of the early 1990’s never happened. How would the political landscape of the last decade been altered if Jim Florio had never raised taxes? Here’s our version of the story..."

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