A Tax on Tuition in Pittsburgh?

[berryberry61]

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I live about an hour outside the city. Most of my hs class will go to school in Allegheny County and they are all up in arms. Some would change college plans to avoid this tax.</p>

<p>It is ridiculous

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<p>A little perspective please. I am sure you and your friends waste $100 to $200 at Starbucks a year - which is the same amount this tax would cost you. And if you go elsewhere (ie farther away) , your $100 to $200 savings will quickly be eaten up in additional gas / other costs to travel further away</p>

<p>The amount is minimal when you look at the overall cost of attendance and anyone who makes a decision to go elsewhere based on such a small amount isn’t thinking straight</p>

[berryberry61]

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If I remember correctly, we paid something like $400 in fees to Pitt this semester. I assumed at least part of that fee went to the city for bus service. I could be wrong.

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<p>Just one note - the city does not run nor financially manage the bus service. Your Pitt fee may indeed support your student’s bus pass, but the Port Authority is not a city entity</p>

[bluejay]

<p>Each student pays a transportation per semester and I think it is $150. When I access the bill later I will confirm. This is at University of Pittsburgh.</p>