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msip313 t1_j6bhoku wrote

Reply to comment by Haunting_Berry7971 in Does Philadelphia really financially support the whole state? by drxdrg08

I hear you. But numbers don’t lie either. Something like 60+% of PA’s tax base comes from the 5 counties that make up SE PA. We’ve got 67 counties.

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Haunting_Berry7971 t1_j6bkeum wrote

people with a lot of money don’t necessarily deserve it. That says more about where wealth is concentrated in this state than it does about who supports who in this state.

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derkadoodle t1_j6bos83 wrote

Doesn’t it stand to reason that if they’re generating the most tax revenue they’re also the ones supporting most of the state?

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Haunting_Berry7971 t1_j6dbn28 wrote

No, because that’s assuming taxable income directly relates to how much you help PA keep going. You can make only a little money but have a big impact on other people.

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msip313 t1_j6bws40 wrote

Not sure what you’re trying to say. There’s plenty of poor and working class to go around in SE PA.

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Haunting_Berry7971 t1_j6dbd8b wrote

Yes. But there are also really really rich people in SE PA, which is gonna affect the tax base of those counties

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