Governor vetoes tax break for "Jersey Shore"

[The Northerner]

(Reuters) - Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey vetoed on Monday a $420,000 film tax credit dubbed the "Snooki Subsidy" for the reality show "The Jersey Shore," citing the state's budget crunch.

Christie, a longtime critic of the raucous MTV show that offers a less than flattering portrayal of life in the Garden State, said in a statement the money would be better spent on "projects that actually benefit the state."

In a letter to the Economic Development Authority, which awarded the hit show $420,000 in film tax credits, Christie said it was not just a matter of money. It was personal, too.

"As chief executive, I am duty-bound to ensure that taxpayers are not footing a $420,000 bill for a project which does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions about the state and its citizens," Christie said in the letter.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/27/us-newjersey-snooki-taxbreak-idUSTRE78P5ER20110927

[Firebrand Gary]

1. So does this mean he is willing to veto tax subsidies to corporations as well?

*Or is he just against the successful younger generation?

*Sarcasm

But it does call in a good question.

[Ikonoklast]

2. I thought it was a documentary series.

Christie is just as much a classless lout as many of his fellow residents.

[jmowreader]

3. I don't understand what he's so upset about

"Jersey Shore" depicts a group of people whose lives revolve around getting drunk every night.

If I lived in Camden or Bayonne, I'd get drunk every night too.