Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has a response to those who push back against Democrats greedily confiscating and wasting their money. Channeling Greta Thunberg, she snarls, “How dare you?”
Philly Mayor Charelle Parker: "How dare you tell me, as mayor, how to tax you?" pic.twitter.com/WXaX7zzFEy
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 16, 2026
Via Fox News:
Parker stood by her proposal to tax ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft to generate revenue for the city’s school district despite opposition from the companies.
During a news conference Wednesday, Parker reiterated her plan to a tax of $1 per ride in Philadelphia amid a $300 million budget deficit.
The extended quote:
“We are open for business here. But how dare you tell me, as mayor of this city, to tell the people in this city, that we cannot and should not enact what is one of the most limited powers that we have. And that is to decide how we will drive revenue to the School District of Philadelphia.”
How dare you object to excessive taxation in Philadelphia, former capital of a country that resulted from a revolution largely inspired by arrogantly greedy taxation?
At least King George III probably found a better use for the loot than flushing it down Philadelphia public schools. Not the Bee reports:
According to the city’s 2025 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Philly schools already spend $32,122 per student each academic year. Despite this, and the onslaught of new taxes that are funding the “schools,” the city’s schools are draining at a historic rate, with 70,000 or so empty seats in facilities built for a capacity of almost 200,000.
One reason why:
Meanwhile, scores provided by the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that only 15% of Philly 8th graders can do math at grade level and only 18% can read at grade level.
Spending does not improve student outcomes. If it did, kids in profligate hellholes like DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia would be able to read and write.
On a tip from patthedog.