Former Pittsburghers who consider a move back to Pittsburgh a possibility

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by PApisces

This whole talk of aging and the elderly is getting scary...I am not quite ready to take the position of "Tribal Elder" just yet! ;-)

When both my parents died, my brother and I became the older generation! It was a little freaky. The family seems to regard us as the 'elder statesmen'. If only they knew!

[kpoeppel]

Originally Posted by boylocke

BTW, I just posted new news (woah that's awkward) about the tax breaks for downtown living under "Happenings in Pittsburgh." Go check it out!! The tax breaks are real! It's a really great start!

What you don't mention is the 3% wage tax in the city. Ouch!

[stunnin]

I use to live in Friendship and Lawrenceville. I currently live in New Kensington and wish I would have NEVER left either of those areas. Not only was everything convenient but the mindset of the community was far more stimulating.

[guylocke]

What you don't mention is the 3% wage tax in the city. Ouch!

I seriously have no idea what you're talking about. Do you mean the 1% wage tax and 2% school tax that has been around for a long time? That's old news. These tax abatements are still great news for people. You act like the 3% is a new thing to counterbalance the tax abatements. At the end of the day, city residents in Pittsburgh will have a larger bottom dollar, some will be considerable - ever more than the total payout in city taxes.