Some Philly Homeowners Brace for Tax Hike

In Center City, the $3 million home of the late novelist Pearl S. Buck was hit with a 28 percent tax hike.

Henry S. McNeil Jr., heir to the Tylenol fortune, was told his taxes were going up 108 percent on his $11 million Rittenhouse Square mansion.

On a somewhat humbler block, former City Councilman Angel Ortiz will see taxes go up 25 percent on his four-bedroom home in the Northern Liberties section.

Ortiz, who says he’ll appeal, wonders why he’s on the list, focused mainly on million-dollar houses in some of the city’s swankiest neighborhoods.

“Are they saying, ‘This guy is political, and we got to make an example of him’?” he asked.

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Usually, Philadelphia

Usually, Philadelphia raises taxes on the T to pay for their overspending.
The T must be out of money.

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