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Pulpit exchange continues

Your View: Carrier deal right move

Luzerne County is still considering a $5 tax on vehicle registrations.This amounts to a luxury tax. A tax on items deemed to be a luxury. Is an automobile a luxury? No, it is yet another expensive cost in the many costs which are absolutely necessary to live.Ask yourself, what comes to you? You need to chase down the things that go to make your life. Employment transportation, groceries and shopping, doctor visits, school transportation, just to name an important few.Are these luxuries? The county cannot be allowed to place yet another burden on the backs of the taxpayers. It&#8217;s time to cut back on the expensive retirement and healthcare plans. If they break us, our contribution to their plans will be nothing.Albert Kozlofski JrNanticoke

Your View: Transportation not a luxury