Bet on Tax Relief in PA

More than three-quarters of the homeowners in Carbon County, PA, filed for what was called "slots-for-property-tax-cuts" recently. The Lehigh Valley area has many vacation home hideaways, but only primary homes qualified for the revenues, which come from gambling taxes. The local assessor noted that he threw out 6,700 applications; people tried to include everything from second homes to garages. Hey, you can't blame those hoping to get lucky....