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avo_cado t1_ixx2slq wrote

Reply to comment by dherrmann in WHERE IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO LIVE FOR THE LOWEST TAXES WITH PSD/EIT by First-Onion-1026

Yes, if the wage tax scares you, please stay out

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dherrmann t1_ixx64bn wrote

Don’t agree. I moved here from Oregon and the concept of local income tax was completely foreign to me. It was a big concern back then, mostly because of the unknown

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixxailz wrote

PA has all these stupid nuisance taxes.

The further you move from Philly, the lower the EIT. And the lower the property taxes for schools/muni/county.

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dherrmann t1_ixxde8o wrote

And often, poorer public schools and low quality municipal services

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waffle-pie t1_ixxh9fi wrote

As a Philly resident, our public schools and municipal services have some improving to do.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixxdwxg wrote

Not true, actually. It's not all trailers and outhouses out here.

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Super_C_Complex t1_ixya6dm wrote

No but you certainly do not find the same level of services further out.

Though there are counties that have somewhat decent services but those are often paid for by a democratic city in the center being leeched off of by the suburban and rural drains

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixywcuz wrote

So what?

We also have less traffic and fewer sewer smells. Less crime, too.

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Super_C_Complex t1_ixyye8q wrote

So fun fact. I have dealt with PSP quite a bit in rural areas.

They're real bad at their job.

I can think of multiple murders they labeled as accidents to avoid reporting them. Multiple.

Rural pa is statically more dangerous than Philly you just don't know it.

And traffic? Who the fuck cares. Just give me a mass transit system

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixz03s3 wrote

>They're real bad at they're job.

And you are real bad at basic English.

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Super_C_Complex t1_ixz0nly wrote

Balls.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixz3bmx wrote

>I can think of multiple murders they labeled as accidents to avoid reporting them. Multiple.

Ratshit.

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Super_C_Complex t1_ixzpm9q wrote

I can think of 3 instances where people were murdered and the police let it go as an accident because they knew they were involved in drugs and see it as no loss

That's 3 in one year in a county of less than 50k.

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dherrmann t1_ixyyeut wrote

Absolutely understand. I was thinking about my high schools day up near Buffalo, NY. I went to a Catholic HS, and we had one calc teacher, one chemistry teacher, one AP English teacher, etc.

The local school district had about 5 of each, and a student could pick the teacher that worked best for them.

That's all I meant - better choice in a larger district.

And I get the benefits - I live in Chester County in an area that was semi-rural, but the McMansions have taken over (almost zero regional planning). I spend more time driving west and NW to Lancaster and Berks counties than I spend driving toward Philly! (But Philly does have world-class medical facilities and doctors)

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixz0y2q wrote

PennMedicine has its tentacles all the way into the western suburbs of Harrisburg. And some of the largest high schools in PA are in... central PA. I believe Reading HS has long been the largest and McCaskey is at #3 or 4. McMansions are out this way, too. Some even built by Toll Bros. Please take back your townhome cluster jobs; they suck.

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