Skeptical crowd pushes against proposed ‘wealth tax’ in Lehigh County

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh County Commissioners conducted a public thought experiment Wednesday night — what if the county revived its intangible personal property tax?

More than 120 people showed up at the Historic Lehigh County Courthouse, most of whom were eager to give commissioners a piece of their minds.

A clear majority of the crowd was openly hostile to the concept, which some have pitched as a wealth tax…

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