In your mail lately, you’ve received piles of fancy brochures heralding political candidates and issues. Think about all of the cash that those glossies represent.
It strikes a chord of reality in these parts. You and I – no matter what our individual resources may be – live in one of the richest sections of the nation. Somerset County, NJ ranks #7 in the country among all U.S. counties in per capita income, as well as in median household income (2000 census). That means a lot of money is available to do a lot of good. It also means that a lot of moola is available for graft, favoritism, nepotism and corruption.
Keep that in mind when you cast your vote on Tuesday. Take, for example, what you have consistently heard if you have kept abreast of the goings-on with the Somerset County Park Commission: It’s been said that we have one of the best park systems in the country and that it is the envy of many other states. Indubitably true!
But consider this: If you had the skills and were put in charge of growing a top-notch system of parks and also given the green light to construct superb golf courses and a ball park, while being provided with wads of cash to get there, wouldn’t you do just as well?
Maybe it’s the sweet sound of the Somerset County cash register as it goes, “ka-ching! ka-ching!” that all of these other states really envy.
Note: For wealth statistics on Somerset, Morris, and Hunterdon counties, see, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States#100_highest-income_counties_by_per_capita_income.07UNIQ71e0ea9b62c960f3-nowiki-00000006-QINU.071.07UNIQ71e0ea9b62c960f3-nowiki-00000007-QINU.07
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