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July 10th, 2008

The Exporting of New Jersey

It’s amazing - people get upset and say stop the exporting of America. The labor unions in particular are very supportive of this mantra. However, when it comes to our own state - everyone is silent. Of course most people don’t look at this particular issue as “Exporting of New Jersey”, but that is EXACTLY what it is and it has been going for at least a century and is only get worse.
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    Keep Our Beaches Clean!

    I wanted to add a forward to this blog post before people think that they have found proof that New Jersey beaches are littered with garbage. This is NOT the case - but vacationers often don’t care about what they do with their garbage. This is NOT strictly a New Jersey problem, but you will find it in any beach community throughout the US. I have done a search and the same complaints are made about Gulf Shores, Florida, California and the Carolina beaches. However, people seem to expect New Jersey to be better than everyone else and when they encounter trash on our beaches - it just seems to confirm their ignorant stereotypical view of our beaches as if no one else has this problem. The sole purpose of this article is to ask vacationers who come to OUR beaches, to please respect them and pick up your trash! It isn’t that much to ask. If you want to trash a place - then stay home and trash your own house and town. If you have come here to look for confirmation that New Jersey beaches are filled with litter, please go someplace else - because that is not the case.
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