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Over-Taxed: The Middle Class Is Being Wiped Out, NJ Residents Flee In Droves

• https://www.zerohedge.com, By Tyler Durden

In addition to the already sky-high federal tax that we are all forced to pay, those in New Jersey are struggling to make enough money to live after the state also steals a cut of their income.

The SALT (state and local tax) cap has hit high-tax states like New York, California, and New Jersey particularly hard because these states steal a higher portion of an individual's income. As a result, affected residents have begun to move to other states – a trend that experts expect to accelerate, according to Fox Business.

"They can't tax us anymore, the middle class is getting wiped out," former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and New Jersey resident Joe Piscopo told FOX Business' Neil Cavuto on Friday, adding that wealthy individuals are leaving the state "in droves." This is always the case, as governments all seek to find ways to steal more from the producers to fund their corruption. This problem is only going to get worse too and New Jersey Democrats are attempting to pass a state wealth tax.

Democratic Governor Phil Murphy renewed a push to implement the state tax (with a top rate of 10.75 percent) on people with incomes over $1 million. However, amid disagreements with the state legislature, which threatened to shut down the state government, Murphy said he will sign a budget over the weekend. State Democrats sent Murphy a budget proposal last week, which did not include the tax increase on people with more than $1 million. Murphy, however, has been a strong advocate for implementing the tax and it has been one of his top campaign promises.


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