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Originally Posted by TonyTone
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As A Person of color myself a lot of people looking in from out seem to misjudge the situation at hand, its almost so simple of a fix its complex now because the issues keep compounding on top of one another.
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Philadelphia needs to focus on doing its basic functions well and get out of the way. A city alone can't fix all of a society's problems, particularly in a back*ss state with a $7.25 minimum wage.
And it sure as hell shouldn't make things even more difficult. You should be able to create a business with the click of a button and have a simple and coherent tax code that doesn't require a master's degree to understand.
Philadelphians love to co-opt national political messages and apply them to our local situation. Rich people should pay more taxes (nationally, with which I agree) in Philadelphia translates to no business tax reform and no construction abatement.
City leaders are completely paralyzed by these national party talking points (most of which I agree with, by the way, at the federal level) because they are utterly incapable of explaining how a simplified tax code or lower business taxes in Philadelphia helps everyone. Instead, it's interpreted as a "hand out" to the rich or something else ludicrous.
I'm not sure if it's because they're stupid, lack conviction, or have absolutely no imagination. But its endemic in Philadelphia politicians.
If Nutter had the tax revenues and stimulus Kenney had, he would have used this moment to completely transform this city.
Competence matters.
Kenney just pissed it down the drain.