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Christie: Cable TV Welfare Is Dumb

By Art Gallagher

Governor Chris Christie called an Corzine era law that would help low income seniors and the disabled pay their cable TV bills “a dumb idea.”

“It was a dumb idea in my opinion,” Christie said. “To have the taxpayers of New Jersey pay for cable TV, I mean seriously, has cable TV become a constitutional right now we are going to pay for, in this time of budget constraints?

The Corzine administration implemented the tax on cable bills to fund the program, but never got around to implementing the distribution of the funds.  The Christie administration used the $9.2 million generated by the tax to plug the budget deficit last year.

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Posted: February 8th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie | Tags: , | 8 Comments »

8 Comments on “Christie: Cable TV Welfare Is Dumb”

  1. Had it up to here said at 9:27 pm on February 8th, 2011:

    Just curious. Has the Governor has cut that “dumb idea” of a tax, or are cable customers still paying it?

  2. Gene Baldassari said at 9:42 am on February 9th, 2011:

    Cable TV is a Constitutional right under a combination of the commerce clause and the 14th Amendment according to the national health care people. Lack of TV slows down commerce and would reduce the governments power to regulate everything.

  3. ArtGallagher said at 9:46 am on February 9th, 2011:

    Gene, You should know better.

    Cable TV is not a right under the commerce clause, it is an obligation that those with means must purchase and pay taxes so those with out means can meet their obligation to have it.

  4. Gene Baldassari said at 9:48 am on February 9th, 2011:

    Art,

    I am the worlds worst comedian.

    I was using the logic that was used to sell national health care.

  5. ArtGallagher said at 9:49 am on February 9th, 2011:

    Gene,

    So was I. 🙂

  6. Rick Ambrosia said at 1:45 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    Gene,
    I ALWAYS think your posts are funny. Even when you’re not trying to be.

  7. Had it up to here said at 3:05 pm on February 9th, 2011:

    And yet, the question remains. Has he cut that “dumb idea” of a tax, or are cable customers still paying it?

  8. Had it up to here said at 3:23 pm on February 10th, 2011:

    … still waiting (not surprised).