claim: "jon corzine, elected governor. teams up with barbara buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? passed. most spending in state history? passed. after buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. state debt? up $13.4 billion. unemployment? doubled."
author: chris christie
evidence_1: $1.2 billion sales tax increase? passed. most spending in state history? passed.  after buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two ...
evidence_2: barbara buono by the numbers: taking new jersey backwards." ... "jon corzine,  elected governor. ... $1.2 billion sales tax increase? passed. most spending in  state history? passed. after buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase  23 times in just two years. ... and for fiscal year 2011 an $11 billion budget deficit.
evidence_3: corzine said that he would not accept a budget that did not include the sales tax  increase. after the legislature failed to pass corzine's budget by the midnight ...
evidence_4: "not one tax has been raised since i've been governor." ... "jon corzine, elected  governor. teams up with ... passed. most spending in state history? passed. after  buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years.  state ... says in fiscal year 2011, the state had "a projected $11 billion deficit.".
evidence_5: christopher james christie (born september 6, 1962) is an american politician,  former federal ... soon after the election, christie was replaced on the transition  team by mike pence, ... christie and mary pat have two sons and two daughters.  ..... rate increases in the state's top three revenue generators: income tax, sales  tax, ...