Hi, Ed, tell Gov. Corzine that there are vendors in the food court in downtown Trenton who are charging customers 7 percent sales tax, even though their businesses are located in an Urban Enterprise Zone, where the tax is half or 3.5 percent. These vendors are collecting 7 percent, but I’m sure they are only passing on 3.5 percent to the state and pocketing the other 3.5 percent. This is happening just two blocks from the Statehouse and a few blocks from the State Department of Treasury. Ironically, Treasury employees eat there but do not question these taxes. These vendors should be audited to determine how long this has been going on, and they should be required to reimburse the state for the money collected illegally.

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Hey, guv! Readers are always telling me to tell you stuff. I know you’re reading this, so I won’t bother to leave you a voicemail. — Ed. Note