2000 Philadelphia Government Workers Fail to Pay Property Taxes: 100 A Decade Behind

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

For 13 years, Democratic ward leader George Brooks' wages have been paid by Philadelphia taxpayers. He's now making $64,539 a year in a senior patronage position at the Register of Wills Office.

And yet, according to city records, Brooks has failed to pay his property taxes for more than two decades, racking up a $15,000 debt to the city.

"I'm working on that. I'm making arrangements," Brooks said in a 20-second phone call that he quickly cut short.

An Inquirer analysis of Philadelphia tax and personnel records found about 2,000 city workers and employee spouses who were past due on their real estate bills, including about 1,000 who are more than two years behind.

Together, city employees and their spouses owed about $5 million in unpaid property taxes.

Don't worry though, Philadelphia will still vote for Democrats like George Brooks to be their ward leader! Everyone has to be a Democrat in Philadelphia no matter what. Anyway, as you can see many people don't mind higher tax rates because they aren't paying taxes. Please read this whole article.