Anyway, who in Harrisburg needs the arts?

**MikePenn** · 09-22-2009, 02:45 PM

Karen Heller: Anyway, who in Harrisburg needs the arts? | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/22/2009

**eldondre** · 09-22-2009, 02:47 PM

while I don't think it's so despicable to apply the sales tax to those tickets, I do think it's despicable that movie and sports tickets were exempted. fair's fair, tax none or tax them all. I'd imagine that would help Nutter's budget to tax sports games at 8%. would be interesting if that 2% prop tax from arts and culture went right back into the arts and culture fund.

**MikePenn** · 09-22-2009, 02:54 PM

Which is worse: A tax on the arts or a break for big business? | Philly | 09/22/2009

**eldondre** · 09-22-2009, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by MikePenn

Which is worse: A tax on the arts or a break for big business? | Philly | 09/22/2009

this article is completely misleading and typical of the arts crowd who piss and moan when taxed like other industries

With negotiators trying to complete a roughly $28 billion state budget with no increase in broad-based taxes, one revenue source that all parties seem to have agreed to is a rollback of the business tax to Jan. 1, 2008, levels.

That will reset the millage rate at 2.89 mils for three years and raise an additional $375.4 million in fiscal 2010.

In 2012, the phase-out would resume.

Pennsylvania businesses prepare for tax increase | Breaking Midstate News with The Patriot-News - - PennLive.com

tax break my ass, +$100-$375=+275 in taxes