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WHOSE TAX
PLAN IS BEST

FOR YOU?
If New Jerseyans vote with their pocketbooks,
both presidential hopefuls can make a case

WEDNESDAY 10.12.16

Christie
remains
supportive
of Trump
But governor calls video
comments indefensible
DUSTIN RACIOPPI @DRACIOPPI

Breaking four days of silence, Gov. Chris Christie

said Tuesday that he was disturbed, disappointed
and embarrassed by Donald Trumps vile language in
a recently released video, taking a stance similar to
Trumps running mate, as the 2005 footage remains the
biggest focus of the presidential contest.
But Christie would not go so far as to withdraw his
support of Trump although he said he thought about
it as the combative candidate unleashed an assault on
party leaders who have abandoned him with less than a
month before Election Day.
Christie made his first public comments on the Access Hollywood video since it came to light last Friday
See CHRISTIE, Page 6A

Inside
Cop union chief testifies in Bridgegate trial. 8A

Police stave off

mans suicide by
cop demands
KATIE PARK @KATHSPARK

$72,000

New Jerseys median income.

$5,000 $5,500
How much a
couple with two
kids filing a joint
return would pay
under Donald
Trumps plan.

MICHAEL L. DIAMOND @MDIAMONDAPP

axes managed to break through the noise

of the campaign during Sundays debate,
when a voter asked the candidates what
provisions they would support to ensure
the wealthiest Americans pay their fair
share.
It highlighted one of the biggest policy differences between the two candidates. Donald
J. Trump wants to lower the highest tax rate. Hillary
Clinton wants to raise it.
The Asbury Park Press looked at the two presi-

How much a
couple with two
kids filing a joint
return would pay
under Hillary
Clintons plan,
the current tax.

dential candidates tax plans to see how they would

impact New Jersey taxpayers. If they vote next
month solely in their own financial interest, both
candidates can make a case to win them over.
In Republican Trumps favor, nearly a quarter of
New Jersey households reported income of more
than $100,000, compared with 16 percent nationwide,
according to IRS data from 2014, and they would fare
better under a plan that tilts favorably to the rich.
Helping Democrat Clinton is sheer numbers.
There are more low-income earners in New Jersey
See TAX PLAN, Page 2A

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VOLUME 137
NUMBER 245
SINCE 1879

MANCHESTER - Just kill me. I cant stand my life.

Officer Patrick Mabie peered through the rain and
dark to see a man walking toward him, shouting pleas to
be killed, on the driveway of a New York Avenue home
about 11 p.m. Saturday.
The 25-year-old township man, who was not identified, had called 911 himself and announced his intention
to commit suicide by cop, said township police Capt.
Todd Malland.
The man did not get his way.
Suicide by cop is a provocative action in which a person tries to incite lethal force from an officer, according to suicide.org, a prevention, awareness and support
See POLICE, Page 6A

President Obama
isnt finished yet
With 100 days left in his final term, Obama can still make big
U.S. policy shifts through regulations, executive orders. 1B