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Murphy Philosophical about Baby Bonds
The state’s pandemic-delayed budget is expected to be adopted on Thursday and the governor is feeling pretty good about it.
“I’m proud of the budget,” Phil Murphy said today.
He said the budget emphasizes “tax fairness.”
For the governor, however, the fairness he envisions doesn’t go as far as he originally wanted.
His plan for “baby bonds” for those being born into low and many middle-income families is not in the budget.
On that, Murphy was philosophical, saying that when it comes to baby bonds, it’s “not if, but when.”
Read more: https://www.insidernj.com/murphy-philosophical-baby-bonds/