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In reply to the discussion: So, this happened today at work... [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,798 posts)I lived until November of this year in the REDDEST county in NJ. We are one of the wealthiest in America. We flipped the district AND the county seat mayor and council - so now it's purple.
Are there MAGA guys with porches and 50K pick up trucks here? Yep. But there are a lot more struggling to get buy, renting homes in the side roads.
Are there very affluent Democratic Party members here? Yep.
It's very frustrating to think that folks outside of our state think ONLY Republicans are affluent, rich, and wealthy.
Just remember - people 'say' that Booker had too much in donations from Telecom, Pharma and Banking . . . they don't realize those are very often the jobs of Democratics in this state. Who else was he supposed to get in state donations from?
Rest Assured - my little borough is blue. And I hope you aren't thinking 9K a year in property taxes (not state income or sale - JUST property) isn't for a 'mcmansion'.
That's standard for a 1930's or 1940's colonial style home in this town - about 1600 square feet, no driveway or garage. Good luck buying it for less than 300K.
But - your kids go to a kick ass school and can beat the welfare state kids in the long run.