PhillyBurbs.com: Bill would provide property tax relief for unemployed

While I appreciate the fact that Steve Santarsiero would like to allow for relief for those who are unemployed, he is forgetting where his old paycheck came from.  TAXES. 

I see a few problems with this:

1. Those who were fortunate enough to keep their jobs would have to pay more to make up the difference.  I would like to think the state would help make up the difference, but we do not get enough from the state to cover their mandates as it is, so I hold little hope this would happen.  Of those who have been able to keep their jobs, some have been working without any kind of raise, which means shouldering more tax burden would not be good.
2. If the school districts get less money, they need to make it up somewhere.  We are already anticipating a deficit.  With the increase in PSERS alone we are $1.7 million behind.  Then we need to add the contractual obligations such as salary increases.
3. Mr. Santarsiero wants to add taxes to cover the difference.  Would these tax increases continue after 2011 (when he proposes this would end)?  If not, would the schools continue to reap the benefits of the tax or would that be taken away from us just as the gaming tax was?  I have an idea, why not put the tax into the PSERS account ... we all know that increase is really going to hurt.

Ok, enough of my opinion.  And that is exactly what this is, just my little 'ole opinion.  Here is the article:
PhillyBurbs.com:  Bill would provide property tax relief for unemployed

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