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Any Philly residents here that can explain to me why they stay in the city that hits them with a 5% income tax as well?
Perhaps if your income isn't too high it doesn't impact people?
I just know that I've read stories over the years about businesses migrating out of Philly to the surrounding area to avoid that tax...wow....5%? Dang.
Pretty soon those Mexican Cokes might have a tax, courtesy of Trump.
Actually, many things we buy might be priced higher if Trump starts a tariff war. So much that people will slow down on purchasing things due to the price increases. It will be like the Philly soda tax times ten million in terms of how it slows down purchasing across the country, and across the world when other countries retaliate and add their own taxes to US goods bought in other countries.
All the Trumpettes that are debating against the soda tax -- get ready for Trump Tax. It will impact everyone bigly.
And when the cost of Mexican Coke goes up, that provides incentives for either Coke or someone else to produce and sell a similar product made here in the US. I dont see a problem with this, do you?
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Originally Posted by snowtired14
Actually, the SNAP guidelines DO forbid junkfood, but no-one enforces the rules and it's getting worse: 11 Things You Didn
That is SNAP and not the other programs such as the EBT cards.
If we provide free food, it should be the basics and not treats.
Sugar is part of the obesity in our country. If you can't control yourself then maybe someone else should do it for you. Sorry, many are tired of paying your healthcare because you choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle. Our rates go up because of people like you
What other unhealthy lifestyle choices would you like to tax/control? Unprotected sex? homosexual sex?
Water sports? snow skiing? bungee jumping?
Are you not tired of paying for the outcomes of these folks too?
Any Philly residents here that can explain to me why they stay in the city that hits them with a 5% income tax as well?
Perhaps if your income isn't too high it doesn't impact people?
I just know that I've read stories over the years about businesses migrating out of Philly to the surrounding area to avoid that tax...wow....5%? Dang.
It's bad-but many surrounding suburbs have their own wage tax-not as high-but still. It is currently being lowered very slowly incrementally.
One thing we save on is property tax-it is lower than nearly anywhere. I pay about $700 for the year.
And that is the tax most people pay for life. Of course that has since been adjusted to "solve funding problems" but it is still comparatively low. (I used to pay $400 for the year).
First the AVI property tax increase was going to solve funding problems, then casinos, then the cigarette tax, now we have the sugar tax.
It's bad-but many surrounding suburbs have their own wage tax-not as high-but still.
One thing we save on is property tax-it is lower than nearly anywhere. And that is the tax most people pay for life.
First the casinos were going to solve funding problems, then the cigarette tax, now we have the sugar tax.
And none of those taxes serve the intended purpose. It's funny gambling is illegal unless the govt crime syndicate is running the casino "for the kids"
And none of those taxes serve the intended purpose. It's funny gambling is illegal unless the govt crime syndicate is running the casino "for the kids"
Yes-it is beyond ironic and hypocritical.
Also "the lottery" as we know it was stolen from the Italian Mob-they ran "numbers" operations in various neighborhoods. The Government made it illegal, then created their own version of it. The sad/crazy thing is that the Government payoff/odds of winning the lottery are much, much, much lower than how it used to be with the Mob.
I guess that means our Government is less fair, moral and just than the Mafia.
Also "the lottery" as we know it was stolen from the Italian Mob-they ran "numbers" operations in various neighborhoods. The Government made it illegal, then created their own version of it. The sad/crazy thing is that the Government payoff/odds of winning the lottery are much, much, much lower than how it used to be with the Mob.
I guess that means our Government is less moral and just than the Mafia.
It's bad-but many surrounding suburbs have their own wage tax-not as high-but still. It is currently being lowered very slowly incrementally.
One thing we save on is property tax-it is lower than nearly anywhere. I pay about $700 for the year.
And that is the tax most people pay for life. Of course that has since been adjusted to "solve funding problems" but it is still comparatively low. (I used to pay $400 for the year).
First the AVI property tax increase was going to solve funding problems, then casinos, then the cigarette tax, now we have the sugar tax.
Thanks for the explanation. In comparison I saw a house for sale in Madison WI that was not much over 100k in cost but the property taxes were 5k a year so it makes sense.
Frankly, it seems like the low property\high wage taxes would disproportionately benefit the rich whom could easily own property in Philly but have residency elsewhere.
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