Inquirer Editorial Challenges Council Members Goode, Ramos, Cohen, and Reynolds Brown

In one last editorial before the historic vote for tax reform, the Philadelphia Inquirer challenged Council members Goode, Ramos, Cohen, and Reynolds Brown to join with the majority on City Council and provide a veto-proof majority for legislation to implement the major recommendations of the Tax Reform Commission.  The editorial offers the call to action:  "Three more Council members need to rise to the moment, forming a 12-vote bloc to override this fateful veto. It seems there are four who ought to be able to grasp the spectacular urgency of the moment: Wilson Goode Jr., Juan Ramos, David Cohen, Blondell Reynolds-Brown."  (Read full editorial).  In addtion to the editorial, a major column by editorial page editor Chris Satullo offered this shot to the opponents of progress who stand in the way of tax reform:  "Some politicians who stoke class resentments to block tax reform know better. It's not services for the working class they really want to protect. It's their own deal. You could pay for a lot of tax reform merely by ending the cozy arrangements that infest city government: the padded contracts grooved to political donors; the light-lifting patronage jobs for dim nephews and party hacks; the juicy tax breaks for friendly developers; the junkets and perks."  Satullo concludes, "The hardworking people of Philadelphia deserve better. Tomorrow, their City Council should honor their pluck and persistence by giving them the tax reform they deserve."  (Read full column).