Call me crazy but I think Philly would be better served by completely auditing its budget before fiddling with tax rates. Ultimately tax rates do need to be reevaluated but there is so much waste in the city government that really should be addressed first. For the amount of money the city has, our return is awful. I mean we are (supposedly) a major city that is just recently reintroducing street sweeping. It’s truly absurd.

Yes, taxes need to be reworked. But just changing where the money comes from does nothing to address the real problem this city faces. How the money is (mis)managed.