Top House leader balks at plan to use Pa. lottery for tax relief

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TheGameGrl — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:22:12 GMT

Borrow money?Ohh please. The Lottery makes oodles in interest alone by witholding payouts for up to six weeks to large claimants,let alone those that do go unclaimed. Its constantly re-investing itself for the sake of profits. There need not be any borrowing when its the citizens funds to begin with. How about across the board gasoline relief, utility releif, or higher medical care benefits for state residences? PA needs to learn that as a commonwealth , it needs to work for the *common* good o... [ More ]

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jeffrey — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:28:46 GMT

I like senior citizens and all that but how about tax relief for everyone.

Top House leader balks at plan to use Pa. lottery for tax relief

Lottery Post — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:27:01 GMT

A top Pennsylvania House leader has doubts about a key element of a property tax relief plan, threatening to complicate a legislative panel's efforts to produce an acceptable compromise.

House Republican leader Sam Smith, of Punxsutawney, said yesterday he didn't like the idea of transferring about $240 million from the state lottery fund to provide property tax and rent rebates this year for senior citizens.

I am not comfortable with borrowing money from the Lottery Fund this year, he t... [ More ]