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So Money with Farnoosh Torabi · Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Montclair, NJ School Tax Vote Highlights Progressive Tax Hesitation

Farnoosh Torabi discusses a special election in Montclair, New Jersey, where a $20 million school budget deficit led to a split vote, even in a highly progressive town. Many 'no' voters expressed a desire for assurance that funds would be used properly before agreeing to a tax increase.

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So a little context. Here in Montclair, New Jersey where I live, we recently had a special election. The question on the ballot was, how do we pay back a $20 million school budget deficit? $20 million.
Farnoosh Torabi
It wasn't anti-tax as much as much as it was prove to me you're going to do the right thing with this money and that this won't happen again.
Farnoosh Torabi
Heard on So Money with Farnoosh Torabi — “2018: When Paying for Our Values Gets Complicated, published Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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