“Kevin - now that you’ve enlightened me on state sales tax policies, I wonder if you might let me know the price of a loaf of bread . . . . “

Kevin Evanto, chief mouthpiece for County Diminutive Dan “the Dictator” Onorato, as quoted in the Pitt News:

 ”One thing that I think they confuse in the issue is they say that it’s a tax on the hospitality industry of bars and restaurants,” said Evanto. “It’s not. Visitors of Allegheny County, people not only from the counties around us but other states and countries who come here to visit and buy a drink in a restaurant or bar, they’re paying the drink tax. It’s a consumer tax. It’s no different than if you buy food at Giant Eagle or you buy a sweatshirt at the Pitt shop. You’re paying sales tax, it’s a consumer tax.”

Uh, Kevin?  This is Pennsylvania.  We don’t tax clothing at retail or food in a grocery store.  However, it is nice to see that our County administration is so in touch with the lives of everyday people. 

See the whole Pitt News article here.  http://www.pittnews.com/news/in_first_year%2C_drink_tax_revenues_overflowing