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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Millcreek Township Task Shift (Act 1)
Here is a link to the presentation given on the proposal to shift the taxes. From the presentation:
Winners
- Elderly homeowners with no EIT or PIT
- Lower income homeowners
- Farmers - probably
- Philadelphia workers
Losers
- Elderly with significant PIT
- Renters
- Homeowners who do not file application
- Higher income homeowners (includes many 2 wage earner families)
- Students? [sic]
- Gamblers! [sic]
Neutral
- Elderly renters
- Middle income homeowners
- Commercial
Per this pdf, the recommended question is "Do you favor imposing an additional .52% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by $375.51. The current earned income tax rate is .50%."
