 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
1 edit | reply to EAP
Re: GOOD! said by EAP:"our money" -- you live in King of Prussia. And a lot of the money I pay in state taxes ends up going into city coffers. If I worked in the city, I would also be forced to pay a wage tax. Either way, I have no say in how this money is spent.
said by EAP:But I realize that what is good for Philadelphia is good for the entire metropolitan area. You are correct, and with the city wasting money on silly, useless things, our taxes in the suburbs go up to make up the difference.
said by EAP:I don't think that the $$$ for this is coming from another budget area. SEPTA is funded by the state anyway. Every county serviced by SEPTA pays part of its costs. The remainder comes from fares, as well as state and federal funds.
said by EAP:Fire and police seem plentiful to me. I have never heard of any place in Philly burning down due to lack of fire stations. Nor have I seen not enough cops anywhere -- in fact I see plenty. Crime is down too. Philadelphia is about to close at least 8 fire stations to "save money." What if fewer fire stations mean more people dying in fires because the remaining stations cannot dispatch units quickly enough? As for crime being down, that is due to the fact that there are more cops on the streets. Instead of wasting money on something people can get on their own, perhaps more cops could be hired to make the city streets safer. And don't get me started on how pathetic the Philadelphia school system is.
And as for me being a typical suburbanite, I go into the city at least once a week for work related purposes and spend a fair amount of time in the city for fun. I want Philadelphia to be the best it can possibly be. But cutting spending on essential services to pay for some frivolous Internet venture is not the way to accomplish this.
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