gotta love our homegrown democrats. stay classy guys.

Looks like someone's been talking to Cicilline....

\nttawwt

Typical Democrat


Pay up!

ftfa:surcharges on hospital admissions

what the hell?

Considering they are tax-exempt I have no sympathy for them. Let them pay their share.

If they use city services, there is obviously a cost associated with that.

Pittsburgh mayor tells nonprofits to increase voluntary contributions or he'll create laws to make them pay more

I think I just figured something out.

Mentat: Pittsburgh mayor tells nonprofits to increase voluntary contributions or he'll create laws to make them pay more

I think I just figured something out.

To graduate from high school they told us we had to volunteer 20 hours of community service. I tried explaining what was wrong with that statement, but no one would listen.

From the article:

A proposed recovery plan under Act 47 for distressed municipalities, meant to address a huge pension fund shortfall, calls upon the city to beg $6 million a year from tax-exempt institutions.

Public pensions strike again. I don't see anything in the article about fixing the pension system so that this doesn't happen again, though.

ilikeracecars: To graduate from high school they told us we had to volunteer 20 hours of community service. I tried explaining what was wrong with that statement, but no one would listen.



I had the same problem.

They "volunteer" you.


The funny thing is the administartion looks good to teh general public by forcibly cohercing students to be slaves.

Time to tax churches.

Good. Our hospitals have been freeloading off the government for too long. Someone needs to teach the Universities that there is no free ride, either.

The area's largest mostly-tax-exempt institution, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, responded that its contributions to the city's dynamism are already huge.

One-third of UPMC's revenues come from its for-profit components, which pay "more than $24 million in parking, property and business taxes" to various local governments, said Frank Raczkiewicz, UPMC's director of media relations. The hospital system has also pledged $100 million to the Pittsburgh Promise of tuition aid to public school graduates, which has "a huge
multiplier effect when it comes to housing values and the desirability of Pittsburgh as a place to live."

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09171/978773-53.stm#ixzz0IzSyO6WR&D

This. Lawrencville was a crumbling row house business district, now it is revitalizing with remodeled houses and businesses due to Children's Hospital moving to the neighborhood.

Don't ruin a good thing Luke.

One thing I do not like is UPMC letters big and bold on top of the Steel Bldg...that is so wrong. Everywhere you turn...you see UPMC, it's like they are taking over the city. But, Raczkiewicz has a valid point...

fark Mayor Doogie. fark him up his stupid ass. Franco "Dok" Harris is a giant douchebag, but he's a better alternative.

theigorway: Time to tax churches.

They're an entertainment venue, and quite a few of them operate at a profit.

t3knomanser: theigorway: Time to tax churches.

They're an entertainment venue, and quite a few of them operate at a profit.

Very few of them make a profit.

The hospital should resond by charging the city $100 per ambulance arrival to make up the expense. Its only fair that the city should pay for emergency services right?

Charging a hospital that provides an invalauble service to your city for the priviledge of doing so is assinine

I seem to remember this from the military:

"I need two volunteers. You two, come with me."

Dear Mayor.

Due to pressure from the local government, your office, onerous new regulations, taxes and fees; and the apparent fact that you do not want thriving organizations supporting the community in your region. We have decided to move or operations and more than 4,000 employees elsewhere.

ilikeracecars: To graduate from high school they told us we had to volunteer 20 hours of community service. I tried explaining what was wrong with that statement, but no one would listen.

Uh, like you said, that's not "volunteer" work. If it a "requirement" then it is mandatory.

Then again - doesn't the IRS use phrases like "voluntary compliance" but will come down on you like a sack of bricks from farkland if you don't?

Non-Profits don't pay enough in taxes, pay up! Wow, the high from all that extra tax money sure makes Democrats delusional.