Issue Position: Seniors

Statement

I am fortunate that my own father still lives in New Jersey close to me and his grandchildren. Excessive taxes and other punitive government policies, however, have made our State unaffordable for too many seniors on fixed incomes, forcing them to flee the Garden State because of its high cost of living. After a lifetime of effort and contributions to our Garden State, our seniors deserve much better than a tax-forced expulsion from New Jersey. To make our State more affordable for all of our residents, and especially our seniors, I have sponsored bills that would provide more than $1 billion of tax relief and propose real reductions in the property tax, income tax, sales tax, estate tax, inheritance tax, and various fees.

With seniors and their retirement incomes specifically in mind, I have sponsored a bipartisan measure that would double the amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the New Jersey income tax. I also support the Continuing Care Community Bill of Rights, designed to grant reasonable rights and protections to seniors in continuing care facilities.

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