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A number of other taxes have been piled on so as to keep business away from Pittsburgh. At the first glance the half-percent payroll preperation tax seems to be "fair" and "not too much of a burden." But upon further inspection of the overall landscape of taxes, they all amount to a significant hardship. Finally, the sum of the taxes looks enormous when contrasted with the taxes that other locations charge and the services provided there provide.

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  • Becoming business-friendly
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  • A number of other taxes have been piled on so as to keep business away from Pittsburgh. At the first glance the half-percent payroll preperation tax seems to be "fair" and "not too much of a burden." But upon further inspection of the overall landscape of taxes, they all amount to a significant hardship. Finally, the sum of the taxes looks enormous when contrasted with the taxes that other locations charge and the services provided there provide.
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  • A number of other taxes have been piled on so as to keep business away from Pittsburgh. At the first glance the half-percent payroll preperation tax seems to be "fair" and "not too much of a burden." But upon further inspection of the overall landscape of taxes, they all amount to a significant hardship. Furthermore, when the taxes are contrasted with the value they produce, the taxes become a serious hinderance. People are willing to pay into a system if the system performs as expected so as to keep the streets clean, safe, and flowing. But in recent times Pittsburgh's system has been leveraged to punish, such as is the case with downtown and Fifth and Forbes. Certain sections of the city are allowed to rot by intent and design from those in City Hall. Then the burdgen of the sum of taxes become a good wedge to get people to flee the city. Finally, the sum of the taxes looks enormous when contrasted with the taxes that other locations charge and the services provided there provide.
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