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Jersey City just approved a brutal but necessary budget—with an 15.15% tax hike totaling nearly $886 million—to plug a $255 million deficit that years of dodgy accounting finally forced them to face. Instead of slashing essential services like trash, seniors programs, youth activities, or public pools, they chose a painful mix of targeted cuts and the tax increase to keep the city alive. It took real courage from City Council to make this call—choosing long-term stability over political convenience. Meanwhile, the Board of Education keeps raising taxes with no plan, even as enrollment drops and billions go unmanaged—raising serious questions about who’s really in charge there.

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