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New Jersey residents pay more property tax per capita than in any other state—about 4.88 percent of the state's average per capita income, according to the 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index issued by the Tax Foundation. Adding to this already hefty burden, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine recently unveiled part of his $29.8 billion budget that would eliminate property tax deductions on state income taxes and some property tax rebates. New Jersey homeowners are screaming, "No more!"

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For architects, there is no greater feeling of success than having the opportunity to give back to one’s community. For New Jersey architects in particular, where there exists a significant affordable housing crisis, there is no better time than the present to help design and create special needs housing for seniors, the ambulatory challenged, those with psychiatric or developmental disabilities or people with AIDS.

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