Ed, maybe you or your readers can give me some answers. I pay $5,000 a year in property taxes, and was supposed to get a 20 percent tax decrease, according of our wonderful Gov. Corzine and the legislature. That‘s a $1,000 decrease. Well, I just got my tax bill yesterday, and it went up a couple hundred dollars. Does that mean I‘m going to get $1,000 added to my homestead rebate check this year? I doubt it. Do you know what‘s going on?

Spinal Tapped Out

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! A word problem, New Jersey style. Where do I start? First, never believe anything a politician tells you. Second, never believe anything a politician tells you in an election year. Third, there ain't never gonna be something for nothing. And last, but certainly not least, remember that you live in New Jersey where your taxes always increase exponentially — like rabbits in a cage.

— Ed. Note