Governor’s ‘millionaires’ tax’ is foolish

Gov. McGreevey, true to his party, is reintroducing divisiveness into his campaign to manipulate through greed and envy. His concern for middle-class senior home owners is laudable, but a "millionaires’ tax" is foolish even for him.

If a couple of millionaires like Sens. Jon Corzine or Frank Lautenberg decided to give us a pile of money, we would gratefully offer a dozen novenas in their names to help grease the pearly gates so they might squeeze through, but for some political hack to take money from them to give us is criminal.

We’re retired seniors living on fixed income, and we certainly welcomed the tax cuts of the Bush administration. Those tax cuts didn’t seek to penalize or reward the wealthy and successful; they were across the board and benefited all who pay taxes. If the wealthy got more back, it’s because more was taken from them to begin with.

Philip Milanes

Jackson