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.



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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