On Aug 9, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Lewis Mellman wrote: > I wonder how long it will take before the City decides to increase the charge > for owning parking spaces now that these pod locations are owned by a > for-profit company. > -Lewis
They started doing it before Enterprise took over … that's why PhillyCarShare went belly-up! If anyone needs a text-book example of how increasing taxes cause the end of Small Businesses all they need to do is read the article in today's Inquirer about the end of Phila Car Share. While their letter to their member was polite and did not mention the problem… the Inquirer article clearly explains WHY PhillyCarShare sold themselves to Enterprise Systems (Enterprise, Alamo and National Car rentals) today. http://www.philly.com/philly/business/127284193.html $ 2.7 million in "back taxes." We had a Green, Non-Profit attempting to entice folks from owning Cars in the City being hit by a June 2010 Court Decision declaring that "car-sharing" is no different from "car-renting" and therefore Philadelphia's $2.00 Car Rental tax is owed for the past two years of transactions…. $2.7 million worth. … and City Council claimed that the tax would only effect "tourists," folks that were briefly visiting the city… it would not be a tax on residents. Enterprise claims they will continue the "car-sharing" model here in Philadelphia… but I doubt that they will continue to charge only roughly $4.50 per hour as the non-profit did… after all, costs MUST rise $2.00 to simply cover the "Car Rental Tax." In case you were not a member ... PhillyCarShare's mission was "to maximize the economic, environmental and social benefits of reduced automobile dependence in the Philadelphia region through community-based car sharing." William H. Magill Block Captain 4400 Chestnut Street ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
