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Bring streets teams to Temple

04 September 2018 Editorial Board

Philadelphia’s Department of Revenue has street teams made up of volunteers who knock on doors in North Philadelphia as part of a city-wide initiative to help residents save money on their real estate taxes and

Nutter proposes soda tax

13 April 2010 Alexis Sachdev

A proposed new luxury tax expected to take effect in January 2011 will apply to all non-alcoholic, sugary beverages sold in Philadelphia.

Fat Breaks

12 April 2010 Editorial Board

Taxing soda is not the cure to the city’s weight or budget problems.

Sans estimates, city nonprofits have no landing strip for PILOT

29 March 2010

Area universities should make payments to the city but not without evaluating its contributions.

Letter to the editor

13 October 2009

Dear editor, It appears that the pervasive nature of Philadelphia tax and spend-city politics has worked its way into Temple Student Government. Just as Mayor Nutter is getting ready to make it rain with more

Debate continues on city sales tax increase

05 October 2009

As a solution to Philadelphia’s financial woes, a necessary five-year sales tax increase has been implemented by the Nutter administration, despite objections.

Junk-food tax opens healthy gateway

16 September 2009 Brittany Thomas

As U.S. obesity rates climb, community members contemplate how the cost of taxing junk food might lead to more accessible and healthier alternatives.

Taxing Solutions

24 March 2009 Editorial Board

Allowing proposed tax hikes to become permanent would only damage city funds.

Tax delinquents are flaunting city codes

17 March 2009

Mayor Michael Nutter recently published a revised list of tax delinquents, some of whom owe the city more than $1 million dollars. The staggering amount of back taxes owed, and the people and companies who