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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Your Tax Dollars at Work – and FREE STUFF


Allegheny County is currently celebrating its annual “RADical Days” – and we’re all invited. Every site that receives funds from the RAD, or Regional Assets District, tax offers some services free to the public at this time of year. There’s something for everyone. In March 1994, the state legislature permitted Allegheny County to add one percent onto the already existing six percent Pennsylvania sales tax. They called it the “Regional Assets District” or RAD tax. Where is this district and what exactly are we paying for?

Read More . . . http://www.examiner.com/public-policy-in-pittsburgh/your-tax-dollars-at-work-and-free-stuff

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