Pittsburgh eyes students' wallets

Pittsburgh eyes students' wallets
"Pittsburgh wants to tax one of its most abundant resources: students.

The city is home to seven colleges and universities, and though their real estate is tax-exempt, their tuition isn't, says Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who plans to impose a 1% tax on tuition as part of his budget for 2010."

..... "they're not paying a dime for any city services they might receive," Ravenstahl says.....
"He calls it a fair share tax....

If Pittsburgh succeeds in becoming the first city to tax its students, other cities will follow, says Terry Hartle of the American Council on Education, a lobbying group for universities. "It's a new and untapped potential source of revenue," he says.

This just might bring the college crowd into the tea party mode.