Property Tax Rebates
By Paramus Post Friday, June 04, 2010, 07:39 AM EDT
by Suad Al-Rabai [jmargesson@aarp.org]
I am writing about the proposed elimination of the New Jersey Homestead property tax rebate program that is in jeopardy under the current state budget. My monthly income is very low. It is already a struggle to make ends meet and there are many in the state far worse off than me. I know that AARP and other organizations are speaking up about this issue and that is what we all need to be doing.
The proposal to eliminate the property tax rebate is going to be devastating for me. I honestly do not know what I will do. My house needs a lot of upkeep this year. All our costs are going up and it has been so helpful to have the tax rebate check each year to help make ends meet. Without it, I will lose that extra safety net.
I am hoping that the legislature will listen to people like me before the final decisions are made. Please understand that taking away the property tax rebate checks is not the only way to balance the state budget. People like me don’t have anything extra to give! We do not have financial alternatives, but the State does.
I am writing about the proposed elimination of the New Jersey Homestead property tax rebate program that is in jeopardy under the current state budget. My monthly income is very low. It is already a struggle to make ends meet and there are many in the state far worse off than me. I know that AARP and other organizations are speaking up about this issue and that is what we all need to be doing.
The proposal to eliminate the property tax rebate is going to be devastating for me. I honestly do not know what I will do. My house needs a lot of upkeep this year. All our costs are going up and it has been so helpful to have the tax rebate check each year to help make ends meet. Without it, I will lose that extra safety net.
I am hoping that the legislature will listen to people like me before the final decisions are made. Please understand that taking away the property tax rebate checks is not the only way to balance the state budget. People like me don’t have anything extra to give! We do not have financial alternatives, but the State does.
