City Residents example essay topic

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I do not think the City of Pittsburgh should not be granted the right to tax Suburbanites. I think that it is just a lazy way to make up for the mistakes the city has suffered from. As a resident of the suburbs, I chose to move from the city for several reasons. I would prefer not to be a city resident, but would rather live among a more relaxed environment. Yes, city residents are responsible for the 3% tax, but I chose to move and pay a lesser amount of tax. This tax is for my local waste management, maintenance of our local roads, and goes towards wages of our municipal employees.

When Whitehall was founded, it was considered a borough. It is not the fault of Suburbanites that the City of Pittsburgh has grown out of our jurisdiction. If I were taxed as a city resident, I should be only responsible to pay one tax. There should not be another tax for being a resident of suburban living. What makes that fair? Many people living in the city already get it easy (social security, welfare, etc. ), suburbanites earn their homes and possessions.

Many suburban employees may eventually have their position eliminated and being considered "city employees". We all have a choice - city living or suburban living. Instead of punishing people from moving out of the city, they should concentrate why residents are moving elsewhere. If I were to agree to pay this tax to Pittsburgh, what will the city have to offer me?