SHOW YOUR LOVE TO THE GOV!
Governor Corzine has had to make some tough choices in the past few weeks.
· He proposed the most significant pension contribution in a decade—over one billion
dollars— and has led the fight for responsible pension funding to protect our retirement.
· While politicians have been taking stabs at public employee benefits, Governor Corzine fully funded the premium on our post-retirement medical benefits in his proposed FY 07 budget.
· He had the courage to propose a one penny increase in the sales tax to help pull New Jersey out of its fiscal nightmare.
· He shut down the state to avoid giving into another gimmick filled budget.
NOW…. We need to show the Gov our love.
Send him an e-mail letting him know that you support everything he is doing to clean up the mess in Trenton. Here’s how:
1. Point your web browser to: http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html
2. Next to “E-mail Topic” select “Topic Not Listed/Other” from the drop down menu and click “Continue.”
3. Enter the information requested. Under “affiliation” next to “group” type “NJEA.” It is important to for the Governor’s office to understand the level of support he is receiving from public school employees.
4. Type “Sales Tax” in the subject line of your message.
5. Type your message. Here are a few ideas that you can cut and paste into your message—or write your own!
· Thanks for having the courage to do the right thing. NJ can no longer continue building budgets on insufficient revenues.
· While no one likes to see taxes increase, raising the sales tax makes perfect sense in our current situation. I support your efforts whole heartedly.
· Please continue to stand strong for a responsible state budget. Thank you for all you are doing to pull New Jersey out of its fiscal crisis.
· Thanks for ending budget gimmickry and working so hard to clean up the mess in Trenton. You have my support!
· Public school employees appreciate your support for our pensions,
