Santorum withdraws tax break claim for Penn Hills house

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06269/725181-100.stm

U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum no longer claims a contentious property tax exemption on a home in suburban Pittsburgh, according to Allegheny County real estate records.

The change came before Allegheny County Council was scheduled to vote on legislation calling for strengthened oversight -- and in some cases prosecution -- of property owners who improperly claim a "homestead exemption."

The exemption is a property-tax break that can only be claimed on a primary residence. It is worth about $70 a year.

Mr. Santorum has a home in the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills and one in Virginia, where he and his family live most of the year.

In a letter dated Sept. 18, Mr. Santorum requested that county officials remove his name from the tax-exemption list. Mr. Santorum wrote that his Penn Hills home is his primary residence and that he qualifies for the exemption, but that he was voluntarily giving it up.

Gee would you call a house you live in maybe at most 30 days a year (and actually rented out till caught) your Primary residence? Liar! You got caught Ricky with your sticky fingers in the taxpayer's cookie jar.

[Bunny]

1. Buh bye Ricky!

His primary residence? What a joke that man is!

[MaineDem]

2. Can his residency now be challenged?

Before the election? Oh please let it be so!

[Ian David]

3. If Santorum's primary residence isn't in PA, how can he run for Senate?n/t

[Bunny]

4. He's still claiming it as his primary residence, but is *ahem*

"voluntarily" giving up the homestead exemption. Yeah, right. :eyes:

[Red Zelda]

5. Oh, Ricky, we know where you live

Santorum (R-Va.) has never even set foot in Penn Hills.

[NOLADEM]

6. Seems it would be easy to challenge his residency now

Would be more satisfying to beat the shit out of him in the election, though.

I want his constituents to see they are in the minority in Pennsylvania.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. Oh that poor man!

What will he do now? :sarcasm:

[corporatemedia]

8. Congratulations to Democracy for Pittsburgh. This victory...

was a result of their Homestead Tax Petition campaign last year.
D.A's office to probe Santorum tax break

I alway got a kick out of the first part of that Pittsburgh Post-Gazette headline -

D.A.'s office to probe Santorum

[displacedtexan]

13. That link didn't work for me.

:(

[corporatemedia]

19. Here's the corrected link. Thanks. n/t

D.A.'s office to probe Santorum tax break

[rodeodance]

9. his mind is twisted. that is why things some out so twisted.

[kskiska]

10. It'll be interesting to see where he chooses to live

when he loses the election.

[Joe Bacon]

11. Wow, Ricky Retardo gave up stealing a measly $70

What a P-Rick!

[modrepub]

12. Why

would you make all this fuss to get back $70?? "Rich" people alway confuse me, this seems like such a pittance in the grand scheme of things. I understand this is supposed to help fixed-income people but if I was well off why would I even bother filing to get this??? Sounds very similar to the "rag" magazines ploy to send rich stars fictitious checks for a couple of dollars and then publishing the ones who cashed them to show how frigging cheap they are.

Believe me Santorum deserves all the flack for taking this: one for saying this is his primary residence and two for the trivial amount of money he got from it.

[FredMertz]

16. Hey! I knew Ricky Ricardo...........

and that man is no Ricky Ricardo!

[gratuitous]

17. That's what gets me, too

All for a lousy $70 exemption. I wonder if the hassle and trouble alone were worth $70 to Mr. Santorum? And yet some people will still vote for him even when he's exposed as a $70 chiseler.

[MiniMe]

14. Hopefully, next year he will get his exemption back, because

his butt will be back in Pittsburgh after losing the election.:rofl: :rofl:

[markam]

15. As a Pittsburgher

I really hope he stays the hell out of this area. I am quite confident that the day after the election he will take the lobbyest job that has been waiting for him.

[babydollhead]

21. Pittburgher here too.

Sick Rantorum has got to go!

[cap]

18. doesnt he have to be a resident of the state in order to be a Senator???

eom

[powergirl]

20. Isn't Sanitorium being questioned about using PA money for

homeschooling his kids in Virginia? or something like that. I think in order to get some GOVERNMENT MONEY (don't you love a free market Republican always lookin' to be on the "dole")he had to declare a homestead in PA. But it looks like he wants to keep that claim and give up the $70. I think his parents help support him and his 75 children, as well as the good ole' USA.:hi:

[corporatemedia]

22. That battle continues "PAY IT BACK RICK" from ACDC

ACDC=Allegheny County Democratic Party

You can read about the current status of this issue on their website -

Pay It Back Rick

PA residents - PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AT THIS LINK.


The picture of T-Ricky's Virginia house is from our website, Santorum Cybergate

There is one error on the ACDC website, they say T-Ricky's Virginia home is worth $ 757,000 but actually it's now worth a cool million!

[powergirl]

23. LOVE THE NEW SANTORUM ELECTION EYEBROW STRATEGY

Your website is great. I'd sign the petition if I lived in PA - but I live in Texas - yes I know.

I can't believe that Santorum's #1 story on his home page concerns Casey's eyebrows. Is Santorum obsessed with waxing and laser hair removal??? Maybe Sen. Santorum is overly concerned with his own physical appearance . . .

I couldn't copy the picture and post it here. But it would be pretty funny to show on DU - if it hasn't been posted already.

:applause:

[corporatemedia]

25. Here's the pictures from T-Ricky's website - funny shit.

The link to the T-Ricky site exposing this "SCANDAL" is at -

Tricky Ricky Santorum Exposes Casey Scandal - EYE BROW GATE !

And thanks for the kind words.

[Scairp]

24. All of this for a $70 a year tax break?!

Along with his many other character flaws, he's a cheap-ass bastard too.