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I also received a letter addressed to "you, a taxpayer with known unpaid tax liabilities" from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue ("Amnesty Program Resonates With Tax Repentant; For Some, State Plan 'Ill-Conceived Joke,' " May 1).
I tried for days and days (23 times to be exact) to contact someone at 1-877-34-PAYUP -- only to hear, "please try and call back again later" (and no option to hold). I also tried online by inserting my "amnesty pin" number, which produced a blank table of my liabilities. Then, I sent an e-mail explaining my problem but have not yet received a reply (even though they promise a three-day response time).
Finally, I e-mailed my state senator's office. Within minutes of hitting the submit button my phone was ringing. John Pippy's office was calling to see what my letter said and collected my personal information. In less than 10 minutes, I was told that my name appeared first on the state income tax form for 2009 (evidently, my husband's name had been listed first previously), so now the state's computer assumed that I hadn't paid taxes.
Thanks to Mr. Pippy and his assistant for taking care of this and shame on the governor for instituting a program without preparing an accurate list of names and not having the resources to deal with the fallout.
KAREN M. PEALER
Collier
Will we pay again?
In regard to the BP oil spill. The U.S. government indicated that BP will be responsible to compensate whoever is affected by this oil spill.
Will this expense come out of their pockets or will it be shouldered by the public by increasing the price of gasoline to compensate for these expenses? It seems that any time that the big oil companies goof up they always are able to pass these expense on to the consumers.
I hope that this time that our representatives in government will say, this comes out of your pocket and not the consumer.
GENE HUTTER
Robinson
Don't raze it
I have to disagree with the April 28 article "Study Says Razing Arena Makes Economic Sense." Tearing down Mellon Area is a horrible idea and will be very devastating to me and my family and also to many families in Pittsburgh. The memories I have made in that building, going to my first games with my father and being overwhelmed with the beautiful structure, will not be replaced with the new arena.
First Published May 11, 2010 12:00 am
