TRENTON August 20th—Chris Daggett, independent candidate for Governor, today detailed a comprehensive plan to tighten ethics rules and to reform government, including eliminating pension and health care benefits for part-time elected officials and expanding pay-to-play rules for all levels of government, including school boards. Besides eliminating perks for part-time officials, Daggetts platform for overhauling ethics, government and campaign laws calls for the establishment of a luxury tax to discourage deep-pocketed candidates from using their own money to buy elections. “The US Supreme Court ruled candidates can spend as much as they want in Buckley v. Valeo, but like the New York Yankees, they should pay a luxury tax if they exceed the public financing limit by two-fold. Why should our elections be more one-sided than the American League pennant race?” Daggett said. The reform platform aims to restore public confidence in government and elected officials by dealing with the abuses voters have witnessed the past several years in both Republican and Democratic administrations. The publics trust in government also has been virtually crushed by the recent wave of corruption arrests, Daggett said. “Fixing New Jerseys corrupt system isnt just a matter of cracking down on illegal conduct, but also the corruption that takes place under the cover of law,” he said. “Dual office-holding, double-dipping on pension benefits, and awarding no-bid contracts to political friends all …