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Scott Garrett: I thank the gentleman again. You can see this sort of going on in a microcosm from the State that I'm from, the great…

On the recordDecember 11, 2007
I thank the gentleman again. You can see this sort of going on in a microcosm from the State that I'm from, the great State of New Jersey, where a poll was done a month or so ago I understand that said if you had the opportunity, would you leave the State, and 50 percent of the respondents said, yes, they would. If you look at the actual demographic numbers over the last year, between 72- or 76,000 New Jerseyans have left the State of New Jersey. One of the reasons why they indicate they've left the State is because taxes are so high. They cannot afford to live in that State. So the individuals leave, the families leave, businesses leave the State, which will cause obviously a death spiral, if you will, to the overall economy of the State of New Jersey if it's going to continue.
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Discussing the outmigration of residents from New Jersey due to high taxes.

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