[widowithfoursons]

Don't forget the municipal tax in PA that goes to the schools. I really resented that when I lived there, childless, (as did many of the seniors who had to pay).

[chiefqc]

It's just our elected officals doing what they do best, ripping off the people who elected them.

Money talks, everybody else walks.

[HamiltonJay]

Actually that's not quite right, there are 2 seperate taxes the Municipal Tax and the School Tax. This (other than cities with exemptions) combined cannot exceed 1% of income. Where I live I get a bill every year for 1% .5% goes to the municipality, and .5% goes to the school district. They are 2 seperate taxes that get billed together, unless your borough or township does it differently.