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| - .. and have no representation other than one County Council District in the city (the rest are split between the city and county. Here is what the Allegheny Conference (republicans) wants to happen to us. (p. 26 of the report - saving the best for last I suppose) "The City of Pittsburgh also has significant capital debt obligations—which, again, were incurred by previous administrations. The City’s rolling budget forecasts, though, do provide for full payment of all capital debt obligations, even in years when balloon payments are required. Just as important, the City’s current $60 million capital spending plan is funded through the annual budget and does not require the issuance of any new debt. It is not unusual for issues of this type to present challenges in the context of a possible consolidation of governments. The approach typically taken is to segregate existing obligations and to preclude their transfer from one governmental entity to another. In this regard, as noted above, the creation of an Urban Services District can be an important step because that District can “hold” the existing debt and retire it over time by applying revenues raised for that purpose through the differential tax structure. Savings effected through consolidation might also be applied to reduce these legacy cost burdens." This is, by defination, taxation without representation. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
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