Claim: Did Barbara Buono vote to raise taxes 154 times as a Trenton politician? Did property taxes increase by 70 percent under her leadership? Did she back a 16 percent sales tax increase? Did she impose taxes on utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, and gyms? Was she the architect of Corzine's budget, which drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt? Did Barbara Buono take New Jersey backwards?
Answer: Yes