Taxes kill the middle class

This letter, written by an Upper St. Clair resident, appeared in yesterday's Almanac.  Oren Spiegler begins his letter with, "I often feel isolated in my consistent drive for government to practice fiscal conservatism and prudent spending..."  It sounds vaguely familiar, doesn't it?

"The deck is stacked against the taxpayer and in reality, there is no functioning Republican Party in the community, at least not one which would be recognized by its founders, who could not have imagined that teachers would someday be paid over $100,000 in today's dollars (or that the public would be compelled by the police powers of government to construct and to subsidize the operation of a luxurious, palatial recreation center against their will)."

The middle class is being pushed out.  In Mt. Lebanon, the School Board doesn't have a clue as to the meaning of "prudent spending."  The Municipality gets around it by charging fees.

But then, the unbelievable happened.  On Rt. 19, near Boyce Road, a bank courier van spilled money well into six figures.  Police recovered about $400 of it. 

"This is not a free-for-all situation," he said. "Obviously, this money is...bank property."

Lt. Englert said police intend to give people a reasonable amount of time to "come to their senses" and return any money they might have taken. After that, he said, they could charge people with theft.

Police are asking anyone who collected money or anyone who might have seen the hubbub to contact them at 412-833-7500.