http://www.statenews.com In a free market society, nothing is free. And when a government needs money to provide its citizens with services, it taxes them. Oftentimes, the wealthier in a society are taxed more than those with less wealth. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:52:45 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/49043 Having lived in Pittsburgh this doesn’t surprise me. This tax will fit nicely with the 50% parking tax and the fee for the privilege of working in the wonderful city of Pittsburgh. The occupation tax is $52 per year and taken out of a single pay check. This isn’t bad unless you work a minimum wage job or wait tables… Another nice bit of information is that the City of Pittsburgh usually runs out of money by the middle of December and has to halt all public services, like trash pickup. I thought hosting the G20 was to result in a cash surplus for the city? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:18 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/49043 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/49063 The idea of the article is fine, but the “poor college student” routine is pretty dumb. There are a lot of homeless, underprivileged and whatnot living in a city the size of Pittsburgh, and I’m sure they’d be irritated by the poverty quips between shots. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:11 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/49063 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/49092 Some college students are poor. Some are even homeless. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:52:45 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/49092