Will it get as bad as Pittsburgh?

Just when we think it can’t get any worse, it does.  In Pittsburgh, having run all for-profit businesses out of town, they are seriously considering taxing college tuition.  We are not kidding!

Students also point out that the tax would not be covered by financial aid — a poor undergraduate on a full scholarship at Carnegie Mellon would be hit with the same $400 tax as her wealthiest fellow student.

A Belated COAST Correction

COAST hates to make mistakes, but wants to acknowledge and correct them when we do.  In a pre-election e-mail COAST said of the local ballot issues that “no agency stands to lose more than about 15% of their funding if their levy fails.”  This was not true.  The MRDD levy funds the vast majority of their services.  The MRDD levy passed in November.

COAST Symphony Night Scheduled

We like Tchaik!

COAST Symphony Night has been scheduled for Thursday, February 4. The Symphony that evening features Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings and Symphony No. 4.  It will be a great evening out with fellow anti-taxers.  If you are interested in joining us, please e-mail COASTer Chris Finney.