To the Editor:
Social Security recipients, who make up about 50 percent of the property tax base in Ocean County, will be getting a 0.3 percent cost of living adjustment while most Ocean County public employees, teachers and police will get a 3 percent raise, or 900 percent more than the Social Security COLA, plus longevity increases. Nov. 1, the New Jersey gasoline tax will increase 159 percent to 37.5 cents per gallon, 79 percent higher than the national average of 21 cents per gallon.
October 26, 2016
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