A Pittsburgh City Council member wants to tax the city’s richest residents to help maintain services and fix the budget crunch.
Pittsburgh Councilwoman Barb Warwick is joining progressive politicians nationwide in wanting the wealthy to dig deeper to fund programs and balance budgets. Rather than make budget cuts, Warwick, a Democrat, wants to do more.
“The way that we continue to provide quality services to the residents who are here today and also keep Pittsburgh beautiful and clean and growing for the future is by investing in the city, not by slashing and burning our budget,” Warwick said…