WSJ: Why Shouldn't Princeton Pay Taxes?

[bluebayou]

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I really don’t care what the Tax Code says, and whether a place like Princeton meets the letter of the law. I’m sure they have a whole team of lawyers guarding their precious 501c3 classification. I’m trying to argue a bigger point.

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<p>Then argue with your Congressperson!</p>

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Maybe the T needs fewer trains and fewer employees, or get other savings by not having all those student passengers. And it doesn’t really matter - if you use something, you should pay for your share of it…

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<p>But that sorta defeats your own point. If users pay their “share”, then property taxes would no longer be needed to support the bus/T lines. And thus, the PILOT for that service is no longer even a suggestion. (Of course, fares would increase, but that is exactly what would happen when ‘users’ pay their “share”.)</p>