Solving A Problem Simply Means

The Proper Study Of Mankind Is The Science Of Design.

Because He Treats The World As Rather Empty And Ignores The Interrelatedness Of All Things (so Stupefying To Thought And Action), Administrative Man Can Make Decisions With Relatively Simple Rules Of Thumb That Do Not Make Impossible Demands Upon His Capacity For Thought.

Everyone Designs Who Devises Courses Of Action Aimed At Changing Existing Situations Into Preferred Ones.

All Correct Reasoning Is A Grand System Of Tautologies, But Only God Can Make Direct Use Of That Fact

Assuming That A Tax Increase Is Necessary, It Is Clearly Preferable To Impose The Additional Cost On Land By Increasing The Land Tax, Rather Than To Increase The Wage Tax - The Two Alternatives Open To The City (of Pittsburgh). It Is The Use And Occupancy Of Property That Creates The Need For The Municipal Services That Appear As The Largest Item In The Budget - Fire And Police Protection, Waste Removal, And Public Works. The Average Increase In Tax Bills Of City Residents Will Be About Twice As Great With Wage Tax Increase Than With A Land Tax Increase.