Unraveling the Toilet Paper Tax Revolt: An Investigation Into the Demise of Politics in the Garden State 1989-1993

Authors

Richard Walter, The College of Wooster

Abstract

As Governor of New Jersey, Jim Florio quickly enacted multiple pieces of landmark legislation. When his tax increases became a rallying point for anti-tax advocates, the Toilet Paper Tax was born. Florio battled for three years to keep the state moving forward but was defeated in the 1993 New Jersey Gubernatorial election by Christie Whitman.

Advisor

Maclean, Robert

Department

History

Recommended Citation

Walter, Richard, "Unraveling the Toilet Paper Tax Revolt: An Investigation Into the Demise of Politics in the Garden State 1989-1993" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 3795.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/3795

Disciplines

United States History

Keywords

tax revolt, jim florio, gun control, politics

Publication Date

2013

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis