Ravenwood - 02/07/05 07:45 AM
Of course there's no room for honesty in government, especially when it comes to taxation.
The city's tax superintendent has been suspended without pay for a week for trying to inject some humor in the city income tax filing instructions.So ultimately the joke is on the citizens of Middletown, who are getting stuck twice.The attempt at humor by Linda Stubbs was called "misguided" by city Finance Director John Lyons.
The forms - with such lines as, "If we can tax it, we will," - were sent last week to all Middletown businesses and residents who pay city income tax.
City officials didn't laugh at lines like: "Free advice: if you don't have a profit in a five-year period, you might want to consider another line of work."
Lyons said revised forms were sent out immediately at a cost to taxpayers of about $5,500.
I don't see the expense as a big deal. Its not like the government has never before or since wasted money. Hell, she hits the nail right on the head in most of her instances, they should have left the forms stay that way.
Posted by: Rhett at February 7, 2005 6:23 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
