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Reply to comment by TacoNomad in Are there any Pennsylvania-specific regional holidays? by SamuelLCompassion
At a certain age every activity hurts, even sleeping.
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Reply to comment by ImperialIIClass in Are there any Pennsylvania-specific regional holidays? by SamuelLCompassion
Came here to say this. We still get this day off even though the opening day has moved. I stopped hunting years ago and it is sleeping in til it hurts day now.
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He will be coated in yellow sugar and buried in a cellophane box.
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Reply to Want growth in Erie? Cut taxes on homes and jobs, hike taxes on land instead by ToffeeFever
This is a completely idiotic idea, completely devoid of any sense at all. This is a tax shift onto the people that can least afford it. The current system (correctly) assesses the taxes on the buildings and improvements upon the land. If I own a vacant lot and get taxed at $1000 and a lot across town has a million dollar factory on it and gets taxed the same $1000, how is that fair or reasonable?
The first problem Erie has is the tax burden of the non profits. We have the hospitals, Gannon, Mercyhurst, Prep, Both federal and county courthouses, the zoo, Library and museum, the public dock, along with a church on every corner. All of those provide services to the entire county and region while the city residents bare the tax burden. Add to that the big industrial centers like GE, LORDS, etc. that are outside of the city. Now add the effects of LERTA and the issue is huge. The biggest solution would be a merger between the city and the county. Eliminate the city police department and move it to the county level. Eliminate the City fire department and make it county wide. Eliminate the City streets department and make it a county wide system. Taxes would go down in the city and up in the county. No more LERTA across the board. The only businesses I see taking advantage of LERTA are businesses that would have built here anyway. Does anyone think Walmart wouldn't have built without LERTA? Does anyone think the hotels wouldn't have been built on the Bayfront without LERTA?
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Reply to comment by worstatit in Want growth in Erie? Cut taxes on homes and jobs, hike taxes on land instead by ToffeeFever
Last I heard it was 46% of value in Erie was not taxable.
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Reply to comment by PPQue6 in Want growth in Erie? Cut taxes on homes and jobs, hike taxes on land instead by ToffeeFever
The good old persons network has been operating like this for YEARS in Erie.
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Reply to comment by mister_pringle in Pa. drillers abandoned thousands of natural gas wells in 5 years, ignored state law, report says by lildobe
Not that corporate Dems aren't on the hook as well but Ridge was also a problem and a rubber stamp for oil and gas.
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Reply to comment by Odd_Shirt_3556 in Dear PLCB, it's now cost-effectiove for me to drive out of state to buy alcohol. Why aren't you passing your volume buying discounts to Pennsylvanians? by pm_your_masterpiece
Honestly, this isn't a problem for me. The stores are about the only retail store that pays a living wage.
sprcpr t1_j464ial wrote
My parents live in the middle of nowhere and my dad had to travel about 30 miles for work very early in the morning. He hit over a dozen deer. His truck looked brand new when he finally got rid of it with 250k miles. It had been repaired and repainted several times. His insurance agent cried on the phone once and begged him to find a different route to work. They couldn't raise his rates or drop him from coverage.
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Reply to comment by AdAntique5099 in Hit a deer, not good for the deer or the car (PA insurance Q) by [deleted]
They have a vested interest in not being straightforward. Also, their call centers aren't regional as far as I know. They are supposed to have service with specific state knowledge but I've found it sketchy at best.
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Reply to comment by Donotaskmedontellme in In a desperate power grab, PA House Republicans ignore the will of the voters | ACLU Pennsylvania by boundfortrees
This is always a hilarious response. As though uncle Jumbo with his AR is going to protect 'merica.
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Reply to comment by tommytornado in [OC] Yearly Average Temperature in the UK, 1884 - 2021 by PieChartPirate
I don't think so. I've never seen this done with climate data like this. I'm not sure I like the 12 year long structure, it made it.easy to confuse with months. I would like to see the same data with 10 year averages for each month now.
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Reply to comment by pa_bourbon in The danger of for-profit water companies such as Aqua America by [deleted]
The boards are packed with friends of a you do me and I'll do you nature. So it's 2mil for a base pay and another 8mil for bullshit metrics that can he altered or ignored.
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Reply to comment by Euphoric-March-8159 in FactChecking Republican Attacks on Fetterman's Crime Stance by AsteroidDisc476
Is there a source for this? I would love to be able to cite the sources to my forest family who will be gulping anything the reich facebooks tells them.
I've met Fetterman. Even if he WAS living with his parents, it was because his social work didn't pay enough to support him. He is an absolutely solid guy and it depresses me that Oz is coming so close.
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Reply to comment by JTzReddit in Small Question: Why is the little piece of paper that you take to a DMV to get your ID photo taken called a "Camera Card"? I just want to know why it's specifically called "Camera" card. Anybody know? by RedditAllAway0
Yes, and I am almost older than the picture ID. Many of my friends had a DL before the picture ID which made faking a DL easier. The early generation wasn't all that difficult to forge as well but required a picture and an ID (because there was no way to just print out a form easily, no printers that were accessible by mortals) it was just easier for a couple of years to use an older paper DL.
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Reply to comment by BeatsMeByDre in Auto Insurance Rate Increases 35% Seemingly Overnight, Allegedly Due To PA Rate Hike by Mother_Show8790
It doesn't, ever.