Comments on: The Shrinking City http://pittsburghimmigrant.com/2009/11/11/the-shrinking-city-by-eve/ News by and for the Pittsburgh International Community Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:14:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: pittsburghimmigrant http://pittsburghimmigrant.com/2009/11/11/the-shrinking-city-by-eve/#comment-88 pittsburghimmigrant Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:14:15 +0000 http://pittsburghimmigrant.com/?p=285#comment-88 You are absolutely right. We live in a beautiful city that is being destroyed by policies that just do not take into account the needs of the city and its citizens. Taxing college student is a terrible idea in a city that needs to attract youthful talent. Our property tax structure, which results in individuals living in tiny homes with lower incomes paying signficantly more in taxes than the rich individuals in mansions living next door, just because they purchased earlier, was declared unconstitutional by our State Supreme Court. It’s time our legislators took a stand and did something about it. Instead, our policy makers seem more concerned about getting and protecting their votes than doing the right thing. You are absolutely right. We live in a beautiful city that is being destroyed by policies that just do not take into account the needs of the city and its citizens. Taxing college student is a terrible idea in a city that needs to attract youthful talent. Our property tax structure, which results in individuals living in tiny homes with lower incomes paying signficantly more in taxes than the rich individuals in mansions living next door, just because they purchased earlier, was declared unconstitutional by our State Supreme Court. It’s time our legislators took a stand and did something about it.

Instead, our policy makers seem more concerned about getting and protecting their votes than doing the right thing.

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