"There’s an uproar going on in Pittsburgh, where the city council is considering whether to assess a one percent tax on the tuition paid by students who attend college in that city. The idea was proposed by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who says the $16 million or so the tax would raise could help underwrite the pensions of city employees who’ve retired. Local college students, and their parents hate the idea."But is this the sort of levy that could — or should — be assessed in California, where the state budget deficit exceeds $21 billion, partly because of the need to pay retirement benefits of government workers? We put the question to you in a the poll below. We’re also interested in your comments.