new york new jersey governor christie say friday state would begin tax income earn people work new jersey live pennsylvania end long-standing arrangement neighbor state pull nearly 40-year old reciprocity agreement would allow new jersey raise revenue start jan. 1. christie close ally republican presidential nominee donald trump say statement force act democrat-controlled legislature create 250 million budget hole june rely public employee health insurance cut yet make lawmakers come back next week cut health cost christie could consider revise termination reciprocal tax pact raise state tax cut property tax relief reduce aid education hospitals reduce state record pension payment cover blunder legislature christie say jeff sheridan press secretary pennsylvania governor tom wolf say christie err significantly decision unnecessarily punish 125,000 pennsylvanians cost commonwealth million annually say wolf democrat hopeful christie would change mind however christie seem commit make pennsylvania suffer consequences failure enact responsible budget bipartisan way sheridan say pennsylvanians pay flat 3.07 percent income tax rate personal exemptions new jerseyans pay high rat make progressive rat increase 1.4 percent 8.97 percent reciprocal agreement advantageous high-income pennsylvania residents work new jersey pay state low tax rate also good low-income new jerseyans work across border new jersey progressive tax system new jersey senate president steve sweeney say statement end scheme wrong decision state 100,000 new jersey residents pay almost 1,000 per year additional income tax burden fall completely work families new jersey especially south jersey work philadelphia real impact quality life say new jersey governor christie upend old income tax deal pennsylvania