What to Make of the Fiscal Cliff Deal?
By Sharon Ward, Third and StateTell us what you think about the Fiscal Cliff deal.Take our two-question survey.The agreement reached by President Obama and Congress on January 1 was both historic and...
View ArticleHelping Philly Based Businesses, Creating and Retaining Philly Jobs
At the Philly for Change meet up on Wednesday I promised to post the power point on YPP regarding the business privilege tax changes proposed by Maria Q. Sanchez and myself. There were 15 co-sponsors...
View ArticleWho Do Business Tax Cuts Benefit?
A while back, we requested a bunch of data from the City on business tax records. The idea was that before we start cutting taxes more, we should look at the data, so that we can use reality-based...
View ArticleSo a very nice gentleman from the City Solicitor's office wrote me back
A couple weeks ago, I wrote to request records that would show exactly who pays what under the Business Privilege Tax (this is why). The request made it to the right people--the Revenue Department and...
View ArticleTax cuts and open government, part two: I get out my stationary and stamps
Yesterday, Dan wrote:So, before we decide to cut business taxes or not, we should know how much every business- from big old Comcast to the smallest person just opening up shop, pays in taxes to the...
View ArticleTax Cuts, Open Government, and Reality-Based Decision Making
Dear Mayor Nutter and City Council,We in Philadelphia are gladly watching the beginning of the Nutter administration. I, for one, am especially heartened by the sense that we are entering a period in...
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