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Friday 16 September 2011

Jersey Helps Pay For "Jersey Shore"

Jersey Helps Pay For "Jersey Shore"
the state of New Jersey Economic Development Authority will pay $ 420 000 in costs associated with the production of the popular (and controversial) the MTV series "Jersey Shore".
The news that the government will help pay for a show that does little to improve the image that the State has not gone unnoticed. According to WPVI-TV Philadelphia, Republican Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon said the state Legislature Office of Star-Ledger of Newark and The Record, he can not believe the taxpayers pay "as false for" Snooki "and" the situation. "Democratic State Senator Joe Vitale asked GOP Governor Chris Christie to veto tax credits. According to NorthJersey.com, Vitale said that the show is "derogatory to Italian Americans."
Andre Dimino, president of the Coalition of Italian-American voice, said, "The Economic Development Authority has revoked the public trust by granting a tax credit to a show that stereotypes not only Italian but also promotes violence and cast members who delight in breaking the law openly. "
Christie is aware of the dispute. But, according to the spokesman quoted in the New Jersey Star-Ledger can not pull the EDA ", which is consistent with the absolute, the existing law."
But it is the reason for tax cuts. Kenneth Hershey, Mayor of Seaside Heights, New Jersey, the statements seem to help the economy of his city. "To stimulate the economy certainly shows. When I'm here, this place is busy. A lot of business people here appreciate it."
The show, now in its fourth season, remains popular, despite a public outcry that no Italian-American paintings in a negative light, to mention those who went to a tanning salon.

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