Comparison of the Policies by Two Candidates

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	Jon Corzine	Doug Forrester
Political Party	Democratic	Republican
Profile	- Born in central Illinois - Worked for Continental Illinois National Bank - MBA at University of Chicago - Worked for Goldman Sachs – became CEO and Chairman - Elected U.S. Senator in 2000	- “Humble beginnings” - Moved to NJ 30 years ago - Businessman/university instructor - Assistant State Treasurer in Gov. Tom Kean’s administration - Pension Director for NJ’s pension and healthcare systems - Mayor of West Windsor - Founder of Benecard Services, Inc.
Government Corruption	- End “corruption tax” (taxpayers’ money going to companies that receive government contracts with the help from corrupted politicians and demand much more money than they actually need) - Create the position of an independent state “Comptroller” (outside auditor), who is an elected official that watches government conducts at all levels - End the practice of “pay-to-play”	- Blames the corruption of politicians in Trenton for the high property tax in New Jersey - Elect an independent Auditor General, a position similar to Corzine’s “Comptroller” - Eliminate the practice of “dual office holding” (one person having two positions in the government to increase their salary at the expense of taxpayers) - Eliminate “back room deals”
Property Tax	- Lower property tax by stopping the government from wasting its tax dollars. - Lower property tax by 40% in 4 years w/ tax rebates	- Lower property tax by stopping the government from wasting its tax dollars. - Blames the Democrats for its corruption and wasting tax money until now - Lower property tax by 30% in 3 years (30 in 3 plan)
Economic Development	- Turn New Jersey into a favorable environment for investment in new technologies (e.g. stem cell research) by supporting university researches in these areas – attracting new businesses	- New Jersey does not really have a revenue problem - Focus more on cutting wasteful government spending and lowering taxes – helping individuals and local businesses
Security	- Increase security at chemical plants in New Jersey vulnerable to attacks - “Fight the Bush administration” to receive more funding for homeland security	- Encourage schools to apply for financial assistance for security purposes through the Department of Treasury - Increase security at: airports, chemical facilities, power plants, transit facilities, hospitals, etc… - Install more surveillance cameras in public areas - Make people with access to confidential information undergo background checks for criminal history
Other policies	- Give more college tuition aid to good students - Extend Health care to people lacking health insurance by helping them buy into state health care systems - Improve local transportation	- Farmland preservation (support education for future farmers)