Dear Commons Community,

The City of Pittsburgh is weighing a proposal to tax tuition at the ten colleges and universities located within its boundaries.  This is not a completely new idea.  Other cities (Providence, Boston) have considered it but Pittsburgh would be the first major city to actually impose such a tax.  Given the non-profit and tax exempt status of most colleges, such a move would likely result in a court challenge.

Tony

See Article

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/education/16college.html?_r=1&th&emc=th