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Residents at Philadelphia town hall urge council to prioritize schools, oppose new rideshare and utility taxes
Summary
Residents at a Germantown budget town hall pressed Philadelphia City Council members to prioritize school funding and mental-health services over proposed taxes on rideshares, utilities and downtown beautification, and asked officials for clearer enforcement and equity plans.
Residents at a Philadelphia City budget town-hall in Germantown pressed council members to rethink revenue and spending priorities, arguing new taxes would fall hardest on working and elderly residents while schools and mental-health services remain underfunded.
"Why why are we trying to tax the people of Philadelphia when these companies are experiencing record profits in the stock market?" asked Davon Gaskins, a lifelong North Philadelphia resident, criticizing a proposed rideshare levy and…
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