Students
attending the city’s four private colleges and universities may have to
pay a $300-a-year tax, under a proposal floated by Mayor David N. Cicilline to generate revenue for the cash-strapped capital city. Cicilline
has been quietly meeting with student-government representatives and
university presidents from Brown University, the Rhode Island School of
Design, Johnson & Wales University and Providence College to garner
support for the proposal, which has generated considerable debate on
college campuses. Three of the four institutions have made their opposition known to Cicilline. Read more at:
http://www.projo.com/news/content/STUDENT_TAX_05-03-09_U5E75IG_v53.34233cd.html
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Don't the students who attend college in Providence already pay taxes?
The article suggests that Providence's primary source of revenue right now is a property tax -- students who own residences are paying that already, and students who rent are doing as much to support that revenue stream as non-students who rent.
Why does your headline imply that students are somehow exempt from paying taxes?
Posted by: Angus Johnston | May 05, 2009 at 10:02 AM