Why i finally moved out of the city !!

**Neb** · 10-26-2012, 01:08 PM

Do you go to the bathroom or hold it until you get home?

**FKD19124** · 10-26-2012, 01:08 PM

yeah to many of the people who wear rose colored glasses on this forum.

Originally Posted by Marquis

The quote in your signature is really ironic.

**FKD19124** · 10-26-2012, 01:09 PM

depends. I dont user many public bathrooms in the city. even If I do, say places like the gallery, its not a city run bathroom.

Originally Posted by Neb

Do you go to the bathroom or hold it until you get home?

**FKD19124** · 10-26-2012, 01:12 PM

all of the above.
even so, how about people who do not work or live in the city?
What if they are just passing through the city? How do you rape these people of "tax" revenue because
they are using the streets? Roosevelt blvd? Doesnt penndot take care of that?

Originally Posted by Sycamore

Which ones don't you use?

Police
Fire
Streets
Trash
Infrastructure
Government

**Neb** · 10-26-2012, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by FKD19124

depends. I dont user many public bathrooms in the city. even If I do, say places like the gallery, its not a city run bathroom.

Where do you think the pee goes when you flush the toilet?

**FKD19124** · 10-26-2012, 01:16 PM

the same place it goes when people pee in norristown or conshohocken.

bottom line. if people are forced to pay taxes to a city they do not reside in, then they have the right to bitch on this forum
despite what some i have to say about it.

Originally Posted by Neb

Where do you think the pee goes when you flush the toilet?

**Sycamore** · 10-26-2012, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by FKD19124

the same place it goes when people pee in norristown or conshohocken.

bottom line. if people are forced to pay taxes to a city they do not reside in, then they have the right to bitch on this forum
despite what some i have to say about it.

Don't you pay a wage tax for working in the burbs? I have everywhere I've worked

**FKD19124** · 10-26-2012, 01:22 PM

for where I LIVE, yeah.

Originally Posted by Sycamore

Don't you pay a wage tax for working in the burbs? I have everywhere I've worked

**Sycamore** · 10-26-2012, 01:47 PM

Because you live in the same township in which you work, or because the rate where you live is higher than where you work.

**Marquis** · 10-26-2012, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by FKD19124

all of the above.
even so, how about people who do not work or live in the city?
What if they are just passing through the city? How do you rape these people of "tax" revenue because
they are using the streets? Roosevelt blvd? Doesnt penndot take care of that?

What kind of rape are you talking about? Legitimate rape?

**Sycamore** · 10-26-2012, 02:12 PM

Being taxed is not rape. Trust me on this.

**FKD19124** · 10-26-2012, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by Sycamore

Being taxed is not rape. Trust me on this.

oh God you people do not know sarcasm when you see it.

**Marquis** · 10-26-2012, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by FKD19124

oh God you people do not know sarcasm when you see it.

Legitimate or forcible sarcasm?

**billy ross** · 10-26-2012, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by FKD19124

depends. I dont user many public bathrooms in the city. even If I do, say places like the gallery, its not a city run bathroom.

The public restrooms in the Gallery are awful. Only in absolute desperation would I use them/it.

**FKD19124** · 10-27-2012, 08:23 AM

I walked into one a year ago and walked right out. They were that bad that I wouldnt throw a rat in there .

Originally Posted by billy ross

The public restrooms in the Gallery are awful. Only in absolute desperation would I use them/it.

**NickleDimer** · 10-29-2012, 10:30 PM

1) The taxes that your company and the owner of the property that you work in should be paying for the sewers, not your wage tax.
2) Tons of burbs have a minimal (example: flat $26/year) or no tax for working there.
3) Why are people picky about bathrooms. By definition, it's a crappy place.

**billy ross** · 10-30-2012, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by NickleDimer

1) The taxes that your company and the owner of the property that you work in should be paying for the sewers, not your wage tax.
2) Tons of burbs have a minimal (example: flat $26/year) or no tax for working there.
3) Why are people picky about bathrooms. By definition, it's a crappy place.

I dispute your contention #2. Delaware has some fairly rough wage taxes, especially in Wilmington (this explains why many companies in DE that are in 'Wilmington' aren't really in Wilmington. It also explains why many high wage earners who work in DE live across the border in relatively lower tax PA). Jersey has famously confiscatory income taxes, unconscionably high. And as of 10 years ago 96% of municipalities in PA have a wage tax - I would expect that number to be higher now. What most people don't get is that PA's state income tax of 3.07% is crazy low, especially for the Northeast. However, PA has local income taxes, which most places don't have, so you really need to look at PA as 3.07 plus 1, which is what the vast majority of localities in PA charge their residents. My wife works in Whitpain, MontCo, and if she weren't a city resident she'd be subject to a 1% wage tax, just as her father is, and he's also a Whitpain resident. That's common across the burbs. It'd be pretty hard to be able to both work and live in a place that isn't subject to a wage tax for schools and/or municipality, although it is theoretically possible. Supposedly the majority of those 4% are in Delaware County, for instance, and DelCo is right up against the state of DE, explaining I believe many of the DE workers living in PA. Generally if you live and work in different municipalities in PA the tax is split between where you work and where you live, but if the tax is only effective in one, that place gets the entire 1%. This causes a huge incentive to institute a wage tax - Haverford Township, for instance, is leaving a tremendous amount of money in the first place. Since Philly came up with the scheme in the first place, though, it gets to keep 100% of it - whether you live or work in the suburbs or the city, if you or your job is resident in the city of Philadelphia, Philly gets 100% of your wage taxes.

And I go to great lengths to avoid using disgusting bathrooms.

**NickleDimer** · 10-30-2012, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by billy ross

Haverford Township, for instance, is leaving a tremendous amount of money in the first place.

I applaud Haverford Township for being efficiently run and not joining other municipalities by feeding at the wage tax trough and still providing fine services to it's residents and visitors.

Do you have a link to local wage tax info for PA, billy?

**Eastcoast** · 11-01-2012, 09:35 AM

I can't bring myself to read this thread in it's entirety.

Does Gio actually indicate anywhere the event/s that actually happened directly to Gio that caused Gio to move out of the city?

**OldMama** · 11-01-2012, 11:48 AM

I'll save you the trouble, East. No he doesn't. I was wondering about that myself- I bet it's a great story.

Anyway, I just want to mention here that I am on a computer in my Philadelphia home with full electric power. Never lost it. My brothers, sister, nieces, and nephews in the burbs lost theirs and only my sister's has been restored.

Gee, how awful to live in the city.