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10-08-2009, 02:48 PM | #1 | |
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Philadelpia Increases Sales Tax
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10-08-2009, 04:18 PM | #2 |
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Do you guys have a state income tax?
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10-08-2009, 04:29 PM | #3 |
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yes
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10-08-2009, 07:59 PM | #4 |
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Yes. State tax is %6 and the city tax was %1.
And, I'm just guessing here, but %1 on a $35,000 car is exactly $350.
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10-08-2009, 08:01 PM | #5 |
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A drop in the bucket to help out the po folk right? Maybe they should up it to 5% and really do some good, eh?
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10-08-2009, 09:11 PM | #6 | |
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also, if you'll hold ctrl and hit the 'a' key....and re read my initial post....
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10-08-2009, 09:12 PM | #7 |
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maybe we should all poke ourselves in the eye.
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10-08-2009, 10:45 PM | #8 |
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Man, having a sales tax that high on top of an income tax is pretty damn steep. I hope you get some nice highways out of that highway robbery.
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10-08-2009, 11:37 PM | #9 |
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I have always thought of Pennsylvania's highways as inferior to every single one of its neighbors'. I base this perception on the experience of crossing the border in any direction ( I have crossed the PA border into the following states: NJ, DE, MD, OH, NY, WV) and noticing that the pavement becomes blacker and smoother and better marked as you leave the state. Maryland in particular has always seemed to have fabulous new blacktop.
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10-09-2009, 12:22 AM | #10 |
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It's spose to be because we in PA have more miles of road to cover per tax dolla.
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10-09-2009, 05:50 AM | #11 |
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For the first time in my memory we have decent pavement from home to the New York State line. I'd say LJ and UT are spot on. PA has a metric ass-load of small very rural roads that have to get some minimal maintenance.
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10-09-2009, 08:50 AM | #12 |
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And the major roads like I-80 and the Turnpike, get a shitload of truck traffic.
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10-09-2009, 10:05 AM | #13 |
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That's right, Bruce. Blame the trucks!
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10-09-2009, 10:10 AM | #14 |
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Yeah, 'cause, Ohio, and other states, hardly have any traffic.
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10-09-2009, 10:18 AM | #15 |
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When they plan the strength and maintenance of highways, they disregard automobile traffic, basing it on the wear and tear of truck usage.
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