IamSauerKraut t1_itgzj8g wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:10 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Warehouses, a manufacturing plant, a Chick-fil-A and Sheetz among more than 30 projects planned for central Pa. by elanlift

The warehouses never seem to contribute their fair share of local taxes.

Why is that?

Where is the "adding value to citizen's lives" there?

[deleted] t1_ith0pmz wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:18 PM

Because it is getting people working. It gives them money. It improves their life.

I don’t know about the tax thing but if it gets people inthe area working it will improve the local economy and could increase the amount of people looking to move out to central pa which results in building better infrastructure, more jobs, more money, cultural improvements etc.

I am originally from Central Pa. I think it would help create some opportunities for the people nun this region that don’t have much

IamSauerKraut t1_ith2tfq wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Your 2nd paragraph is provable nonsense. The increase in warehouses has brought more truck traffic and more properties not contributing to the tax base. Cannot improve infrastructure without them paying taxes.

Well, you can improve the infrastructure, but the people paying are not the warehouse owners. LERTA is a screwjob on the taxpayer.

And the additional warehouses has done what exactly for "cultural improvements," whatever the hell that is?

[deleted] t1_ithfqke wrote on October 23, 2022 at 5:57 PM

Your missing my point. I’m not arguing that more warehouse will result in cultural improvement, I’m arguing with the improvement in the economy and infrastructure, eventually the quality of life can improve thus resulting a better culture from central PA that isn’t based from poverty and the dread that people feel when they have no opportunities.

Central Pa for years has always been tight knit small communities but not a lot of opportunities and a bad drug (meth) culture alot of people would rather move out than move in. I am was one of those people that really wanted to get out because of my views on limited opportunities and the amount of burnouts and meth heads in my area.

IamSauerKraut t1_ithhb70 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:07 PM

After decades, the predicted improvements to infrastructure have yet to appear. Developers are not building the warehouses to do anything but fill their pockets with cash. If LERTA helps them avoid putting money into the infrastructure improvement fund, they are all in regardless of the toll shitty roads and other deficiencies puts on their tenants or the local communities.