May

16

Rendell Tax Shift Fails Round 1

May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Fast Eddie Rendell would like to win one for his constituency. You know, the ones who’ve voted for bigger and bigger government over the last 50 years and are now retired and facing rising taxes on their property required to cover all those runaway expenses?
And if you think they’re big expenses right now, just [...]

Dec

17

URA to Crush Longtime Pittsburgh Landlords

December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

You gotta love government meddlers when it comes to development. Their supporters always crow, crow, crow about what they build — even when it fails, as have many of their initiatives in the downtown Pittsburgh area  .  We are always reminded that nothing would have happened if the meddlers didn’t do their deals.  Then we [...]

Mar

28

Elderly Vote to Stick Others With Tab for Free Lunches

March 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

After voting the same, lousy way for 50++ years, the lengthy, expensive bill for their indiscretion and lack of self control has come due.

Jan

3

PA School Employee Pension Costs Sock Taxpayers

January 3, 2006 | 1 Comment

Try as we might to believe otherwise, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Eventually it will catch up with us all.

Dec

14

The Tax Suffel: You bought it. You broke it. You pay for it.

December 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Watch out as politicians attempt to pass off the extremely expensive tab for Allegheny County and Pittsburgh City bloat to rurual regions by canceling or shifting the property tax.