State Auditor General Jack Wagner, a gubernatorial candidate, said today that Pittsburgh’s proposed tuition tax is a poor solution to the city’s pension problems.
“What we’re really doing is asking a select group of people to fund a specific entity of government — in this case, pensions,” said Mr. Wagner, whose office audits municipal pension funds. “It makes colleges in the city of Pittsburgh a little bit uncompetitive in comparison to their counterparts.”
Mr. Wagner said it’s a particularly bad time for a new tax.
“People are hurting. No matter where you go in Pennsylvania, the average person is doing everything they can to reduce expenses. It is not a time to increase taxes.”
Tags: Jack Wagner, Luke Ravenstahl
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