
Taxes
The small-business case for the Philly beverage tax
The soda industry has worked hard to create the perception that the ...
8 years ago
Soda tax benefits all, even its biggest critic
The Philadelphia Beverage Tax benefits Philadelphians. To say otherwise ignores the big picture. Criticism of the tax merely focuses on i ...
8 years ago
Attacking the NEA does not put ‘America first’
I thought about my grandmother last week, when Donald J. Trump unrolled a federal budget proposal that, to no on ...
8 years ago
Why federal support for the arts matters
Just before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, The Hill — a news organization that covers Congress — reported the incoming admi ...
8 years ago
Sugary-drink tax a small price to pay for improvements to Philadelphia parks and rec
I grew up in the ’70s when gang activity in Philly was at its peak. Getting to and from home and school was a daily obstacle course ...
8 years ago
On second try, Indian River tax increase passes
Delaware’s Indian River School District voters overwhelmingly approved a 19 percent property tax increase Thursday, just three mont ...
8 years ago
If Pa. lawmakers actually represented Pennsylvanians, tax policy would make more sense
When I was in graduate school in political science many years ago, I had a teacher — a moderate Republican — ...
8 years ago
More low-wage workers would escape poverty if tax credit included childless
Those of us focused on the well-being of Americans with low incomes have many concerns about the incoming Trump administration, but we se ...
8 years ago
Sharp increases in property taxes a threat to Mantua residents
The Mantua community stands united in demanding a moratorium tax freeze on property tax increases for long-time owner-occupied residences.
10 years ago