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posted by queencitybuckeye
Good thing they could afford a six-figure sum to send "students" to D.C. for the gun-grabber rally.
LOL forgot about that. Yea, look who is in charge of these cities/ school boards.
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posted by queencitybuckeye
Good thing they could afford a six-figure sum to send "students" to D.C. for the gun-grabber rally.
Completely forgot about that. Good call.
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posted by iclfan2
... who is in charge ...
The fundamental problem with levels of public authority. It's what Plato so wrestled with in The Republic.
No matter the style, the question always comes back: "Who will watch the watchers? And who will watch the watchers of the watchers?"
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posted by O-Trap
No matter the style, the question always comes back: "Who will watch the watchers? And who will watch the watchers of the watchers?"
But oddly (not really), in certain cities the same type of people (politically not racially, but kind of) continue to be elected, regardless of how shitty they do.
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posted by iclfan2
But oddly (not really), in certain cities the same type of people (politically not racially, but kind of) continue to be elected, regardless of how shitty they do.
I'm not sure it matters. The flaw of a hierarchy applies no matter the ideology in office.
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posted by O-Trap
I've got several current and former business partners who have expatriated because of taxes. One of them just made mention of it on Facebook, and the guy was actually shamed for it.
"Very sad that you would rather move away from your home, community, and extended family, and also to stop contributing to public services from which everyone benefits just to make an extra few percent on your paycheque."
Are you kidding me?
lol, fuck that guy.
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That is pretty damn shitty. Have a friend of my wife that lives there (I would never). Kids that go to her school have to wake themselves up, take a train/ bus AND walk to get to it, just to go to school. I don't know how much of a part the teachers play, but can we all start agreeing that the parents play the largest part?
They easily play the largest part. Just look at the data when it comes to kids growing up in two parent households vs one/none. An uncomfortable truth most want to acknowledge. Instead everyone proposes everything else that consists of throwing away more $$$.
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I filed my city tax late. 100% my fault for doing it, and I was to get a return of $32.98. Since it was late, they gave me an arbitrary $25 late fee, and are withholding the extra $7.98 until next year.
My fault for filing late, but love how they just said "Nah, no money for you."
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Don't let them keep your money. I guarantee that if you owed them fitty cent that they would spend 10 bucks on postage to collect it.
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posted by Devils Advocate
Don't let them keep your money. I guarantee that if you owed them fitty cent that they would spend 10 bucks on postage to collect it.
They said the do not offer "refunds" less that $10, rather they credit your next year's return. How can I make them pay me?
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posted by ernest_t_bass
They said the do not offer "refunds" less that $10, rather they credit your next year's return. How can I make them pay me?
You can't. That's how authority works. They can hold you to a standard that you, in turn, cannot hold them to.
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posted by ernest_t_bass
They said the do not offer "refunds" less that $10, rather they credit your next year's return. How can I make them pay me?
take them to small claims court. it would be worth 30 bucks for the lulz.