I think the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania needs to change its moniker from the KEYSTONE STATE to the TAX STATE.
Pennsylvania is corrupt as they come. When the legislation was passed to allow casinos in PA, it was on the promise to greatly reduce property taxes, particularly for senior citizens, which PA is loaded with. So, how much have property taxes been reduced in the 15 or so years casinos have been in operation? If you guessed a big fat ZERO, you would be right. And the state has a 52% take on every dollar at the casinos, which is crazy. Adjoining states, i.e. WV and NJ are at I believe 14 and 21%.
The spending is way out of control, and both parties are at fault.
If Wolf got this tax implemented, he would want something else next year too. It just does not end.
Worst of all, PA has one of if not the largest legislatures in the nation. They need to curb the spending by reducing their numbers. My advice is that they use Nebraska as a model, for they are a fraction of the spending that PA is for those that run the government into the ground.