mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.co
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 Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:48 am Post subject: Thieves and tax collectors |
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Kolb guys,
Interesting that this subject of taxes regarding your airplane has just come up. I just finished a 3 month ordeal being screwed by the county tax thieves.
One of the funny (read that "irritating") things about the tax thieves is they operate about a year to three years behind the times. This last December I got a tax bill for $400 for my Cessna 172, plus there was an additional $300 in fines and penalties, since this bill was from 2006. The remarkable thing is: They NEVER notified me of the original bill (I had moved by the time they sent out the notice...and the USPO was no longer forwarding my mail, since so much time had elapsed.)
So, in December 2007, I get this bill [for my hard efforts to buy myself a toy (Cessna)], for $700. PLUS!!! They want an additional $400 for 2007, for a total of $1100. I had left the (at)!#$# state in 2006. But being a day late and a dollar short, they won't realize that for another year or two.
So, since I'm no longer living in the %$#!! state, I think "screw 'em!!" Right? I'll not go back. And I think they're thieves, anyway. So what do they do?? They initiate a lien and post it on my credit reports. My credit is stellar...more than 760, so I think "who the hell cares"? But then it turns out I decide to move to Missouri and build a house....and I need a "line of credit". Now I'm screwed. I have to pay off that stinking lien to proceed forward.
For the next two months, I plead my case that I shouldn't have to pay ANY penalties and fines, since they never notified me of the bill in the first place, and besides, the bill for 2007 is erroneous, because I had left the state already. Oh, and here's the real clincher!!! FIRST, you have to pay ALL the bill, and then they decide if you are relieved of any of the tax or penalties!!!!
A couple of weeks ago I finally settled the matter, was able to get the line of credit, and pay only the initial $400. They "forgave" me for the rest. How benevolent of them.
The point of this story is; THEY are the government. They can do ANYTHING they want to you. If some stupid schmuck dreams up a tax (and they have), you WILL pay it. Or they will bring down ALL their resources upon you.
Our forefathers had the right attitude about big government. Somehow, we have forgotten what they taught.
(This email has been the "G Rated version" for our younger audience, and those with sensitive ears!)
Mike Welch
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