Editing should have been stricter

A March 1 editorial titled “Democrat Boss’ Power Grab Oppresses Hudson’s Women,” doesn’t go far enough. The lack of gender diversity among the county’s Democratic candidates is just a symptom of a core problem. Almost all Democratic candidates are career civil servants. Even the rare “private sector” or “non-profit” candidates are for show, their inclusion is an exception that proves the rule, and these companies are captive entities that rely on government funding. .

The water may flow into different cups, but they all come from the same faucet, except in Hoboken, where luxury condominium residents line up next to the homeless in portable toilets.

The Democratic Hiring Plan on Career Government Hiring and Family Legacy How Amy DeGuise (This County’s Answer to the Peter Principle) Has Two Officials Who Must Be Hired To Drive Her Such elected officials who make Marjorie Taylor Green look good by comparison set back decades of diversity and inclusion progress and It brings shame to all who make farce possible.

Hudson County, if you want to stop the circus, stop picking clowns.

Eric Dixon, North Bergen

Tax liens tell the story of Fulop

The late Margaret Thatcher said, “The problem with socialism is that it eventually runs out of other people’s money.” This famous line by the former British Prime Minister is a reminder that government spending may look good, but someone still has to pay the bills. The late prime minister’s comments apply to his City of Jersey, where he published over 2,800 property tax liens in a newspaper on February 1.

These homes are on a tax lien because they are paying taxes that have been transferred from rent control and affordable housing to small homeowners. Rent controls are below the consumer price index, and affordable housing pays a flat rate regardless of tax increases. No wonder Mayor Flopp and other politicians support low-income housing. It’s a built-in voter base that opposes angry property owners facing tax increases.

But here’s the problem for flop mayors and those seeking higher office. His 63% of New Jersey residents are property owners, not renters.

Landowners are not generous with tax cuts or paying land registration fees and frown on giving away their precious acres for $10 when they have already paid taxes on their land. All of this was under Mayor Flop, as was the case with the land near the Liberty Science Center. .

If Mayor Flop runs for governor, voters in other towns will look to sell Jersey City liens. Jersey City’s liens are very high compared to other Hudson County towns. According to the 2022 tax sale, Secaucus had only a handful of real estate properties. If Secaucus were as populated as Jersey City, he would have fewer than 50 lien properties, not more than 2,800, according to a February newspaper ad. .

The lien sale should be discussed at the next governor’s debate to protect the rights of the owner. I believe that laws should be passed to notify them of giving money. They need to know if they are subsidized by rent control and affordable housing tenants in their town.

Finally, if it is acceptable to give property owners a 30% tax increase, why ban rent increases for tenants? I didn’t ask for it.

Yvonne Balther of Jersey City

Stop changing your clock!

Daylight saving time begins at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 12th.

Well, it’s almost time to “fast forward” our clocks. So, until Sunday in November, he puts the clocks forward one hour for another year. morning clock.

Indeed, some people wouldn’t exercise at all if it weren’t for the annual ritual of changing the clock: “fast forward” and “rewind.” But honestly, changing the clock from standard time to daylight saving time or vice versa doesn’t make much sense anymore, other than being confusing for many people.

Changing the clock disrupts our internal clock. For the life of me I cannot understand why we are still doing this. Now I know why it was implemented once. But now it’s the 21st century! come! No more lighting candles.

There is absolutely no reason for this “tradition” to continue. The “change the clock” ritual should be abolished as there is no logical explanation for it to continue.

Since we use this time 8 months out of the year, why not stay on one time (specifically daylight time) and stop switching everything? Hawaii, Arizona (excluding Navajo), American Samoa, Guam , Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marina Islands do not change their clocks. Why can’t we all be the same?

John Di Genio, Jersey City

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