June 1, 2005 Schundler Debuts First Television Commercial
"Revolution" is 100 percent positive
(MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler today released his first television commercial of the primary campaign -- a 100 percent positive advertisement focusing on why he is leading a Property Tax Revolution -- and issued the following statement:
"All over New Jersey, seniors are being forced to sell their homes. Young newlyweds are being denied the opportunity to move into a home of their own. Businesses are shutting down and leaving the state. And everywhere, families are struggling to make ends meet -- all because the politicians in Trenton haven"t had the courage to stand up to the special interests that demand more and more of our taxpayer dollars.
"I"m determined to put a stop to it, and that's why I"m running for Governor.
"I"ve introduced the Permanent Property Tax Reduction Amendments to address New Jersey's biggest problem -- the ever-increasing property taxes that make it more and more difficult to stay here -- by FORCING Trenton politicians to return a fair share of your tax dollars to your local school district and municipal government, so you can get the local government services you deserve and see lower property taxes at the same time.
"I"m proud that several of my rivals for the Republican nomination for Governor have followed my lead, and have included in their plans strict limits on Trenton spending. But the similarities between the plans end there -- because mine is the ONLY plan that includes strict spending limits on what your LOCAL government and school district can spend, too.
"Without reasonable spending limits on what your LOCAL governments and school districts can spend, any money sent their way by Trenton is likely to be spent immediately -- and that means property taxes will continue to go up and up and up, as Trenton's funding for local government programs dries up in future years.
"Some say we won"t be able to get amendments past the Democrats in Trenton. But my amendments already have both Republicans AND Democrats sponsoring them -- and, with the help of citizens all over the state who DEMAND action NOW, we CAN get these amendments on the ballot THIS FALL.
"Our first television ad -- entitled "Revolution" -- is a call to action, inviting New Jerseyans to join our Property Tax Revolution and tell the politicians in Trenton that we"re not going to take it anymore.
"New Jerseyans who want to cut their property taxes should go to my campaign website at http://www.bretschundler.org/bret2005/index.html and sign our Notice to Politicians, to let their political leaders know they support our constitutional amendments, and to demand their political leaders" support for them, too. If we could pass the Permanent Property Tax Reduction amendments this year -- while the legislature is in session, so they can make it onto the ballot this fall -- we"d all be much better off."
