The people who moved to the suburbs for lower taxes don’t take into consideration that they are still using city services - because someone else has covered the cost of their having a job. Unless that changes, people will continue to make rational decisions that screw the city where they work and leave remaining city taxpayers with a growing burden.– Michael Pagano, Ph.D., dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago, regarding Scranton, PA’s proposal for a “Commuter Tax” (via lifeonfoot)
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Source: ydr.com