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GOP hero Christie again trying to seize unused gift cards



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Imagine the howling if Obama or any other Democrat proposed the same program. Where are the right wing screams of "overreach" and "socialism" when it's a Republican? If anything the Christie administration should be demanding an extension for consumers instead of pocketing a gift meant for someone other than the government.

Lawmakers voted last year to allow the seizure of cards after two to three years as a way to raise about $80 million and help balance the state's budget.

But in November, a federal judge temporarily struck down the law.

The Record of Bergen County reports the state isn't giving up though. State treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff has told a judge that the state will appeal the earlier ruling.


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