A new bill backed by South Jersey lawmakers would slash taxes for long-standing diners and restaurants, offering financial relief to businesses that have operated for at least 25 years as the state’s iconic diner industry continues to shrink. The proposal targets rising costs that have forced many legacy establishments to close despite New Jersey’s long-standing reputation as the diner capital of the country.
Primary sponsors Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald, Assemblyman William F. Moen Jr., and Assemblyman Dan Hutchison, along with co-sponsor Senator Maureen Rowan, are advancing the measure as both an economic lifeline and a preservation effort. At the center of the legislation is the creation of a statewide registry for qualifying diners and restaurants.
To be eligible, establishments must operate continuously for at least 25 years, meet small business criteria, and comply with health and safety regulations.
What could possibly go wrong?
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25 years! How long does a lawmaker have to serve to get a full pension?
ReplyDeletehttps://nj.gov/treasury/pensions/documents/guidebooks/sp0333-lrs.pdf Best I could see; it's about 10 years. It seems that they changed pension plans and it depends on when you got elected.
DeleteAlso, the idea of government getting involved in this, is typical elitist demoncrat thinking. If they want to keep these old places going; declare them museums and run them as such. If you want to "help" the citizens that own these things; OY VAY!!!! If the market doesn't want to pay for their services, then sorry, see ya.
I wonder if politicians have figured out that the changing culture they have wrought with their mass illegal and legal immigration from South America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East might have a lot to do with the decline of patronage for classic American diners. The typical diner is uniquely American and these new 'residents' have different social and culinary traditions than Americans. You don't see a lot of Mexicans, Africans, Somalians and other muslims in diners ordering classic Blue Plate Sprecials with Apple Pie for desert.
ReplyDeleteAnother RR Quote: "Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. "
ReplyDeleteJust imagine if they SLASHED GOVERNMENT SPENDING BY 80% and gave EVERY BUSINESS a break instead. Seriously, why just old diners?
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