So, here in the Portland area we received a fun gift from the county government (via a public vote---fools!) called the Multnomah County Personal Income Tax, which allows citizens of Multnomah County the pleasure of not only paying Federal and State income tax, but we also get to pay an additional 1% of our gross income to the county as well! Yea! Less money for me, and if you know anything about my dog, I need every penny I make in order to replace all the Roommate's property Rufus destroys. Anyway, the first year we got the privilege to pay this extra income tax was 2003 and I kinda thought the entire concept was rude, so I ignored it. Funny thing is the county still expected me to pay it, so they decided to charge me MORE OF WHAT THEY KNEW I DIDN'T HAVE and added interest and penalties to the fee. I caught that clue and paid the tax but wrote on the check that I had no intention of paying the interest and penalty, my reasoning being that I didn't care to, thank you very much. The county was very nice about sending me a reminder every month for the past two years letting me know that I still owed them "$202, please pay or we will be sad", but somehow those notices always ended up in the paper shredder---I'm blaming it on Rufus. So anyway, about a week ago they sent me one last letter, this one from the county attorney, stating that if I didn't pay $868.49 by December 22nd, there would be a warrant out for my arrest. So today, on the 21st I called. I spoke to a nice lady who asked what my concern was and I told her I already paid my taxes. She said she'd look into it and put me on hold; I filed my nails as I waited. The nice lady then came back and said there was a mistake and to disregard. I asked her how much I still owed and she said she was going to waive the interest and penalties. What? I owe nothing, nada, zilch? She said it would be waived. WAIVE AWAY, TOOTS! So, the lesson of this story is, DO PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW, because it will be WAIVED AWAY by the nice lady at Multnomah County Tax Office.
Merry Christmas to me.
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I'm very disappointed in you Suze. You know very well that the gobernment knows better than you what should be done with your money!
You should be happy be shed of those bucks. You would likely only spend in the pursuit of gratuitous partying or on concert tickets to see the demi-god.
What right have you to enjoy the fruits of your labor when there is a life-long civil servant out there with real needs....
It's like I don't even know you anymore!
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