Comments on: the stupid, it burns… http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/ Federal, Washington State and Clark County Politics Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: slim http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/#comment-43552 slim Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:30:04 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/#comment-43552 I was really being hypothetical, but it is a serious question. They could make it simpler if they wanted- if they can approve someone for Medicare within a week then they can come up with a matrix for adding the $300/$600 to the tax return at the IRS, with no changes to the software or tax services being necessary. But Jeff and Allen are right - the pols don't want their credit for the mad money lost in the shuffle. I was really being hypothetical, but it is a serious question.

They could make it simpler if they wanted- if they can approve someone for Medicare within a week then they can come up with a matrix for adding the $300/$600 to the tax return at the IRS, with no changes to the software or tax services being necessary.

But Jeff and Allen are right - the pols don’t want their credit for the mad money lost in the shuffle.

]]> By: Mark http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/#comment-43546 Mark Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:40:57 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/#comment-43546 Because all the software has been written, the forms created and sent out, the accountants have their processes in place. Because when dealing with tax refunds, it is not just the government. Turbotax, HR block, etc would all have massive software re-writes while causing unknown delays to any tax refund at all. This isn't free. The cost of $94m in a 2nd check is probably comparable to the cost of reprogramming everything right in the middle of doing something else. Because all the software has been written, the forms created and sent out, the accountants have their processes in place.

Because when dealing with tax refunds, it is not just the government. Turbotax, HR block, etc would all have massive software re-writes while causing unknown delays to any tax refund at all.

This isn’t free. The cost of $94m in a 2nd check is probably comparable to the cost of reprogramming everything right in the middle of doing something else.

]]> By: Allen http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/#comment-43542 Allen Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:50:32 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/#comment-43542 Slim, common sense isn't a prereq for a bottom feeder, it's just GREED for them, plus a power trip. Slim, common sense isn’t a prereq for a bottom feeder, it’s just GREED for them, plus a power trip.

]]> By: Jeff Harding http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/#comment-43535 Jeff Harding Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:27:38 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/01/25/the-stupid-it-burns/#comment-43535 Come on....Think about it. Allowing a tax deduction of the same amount won't allow George and the elected criminals to be the hero, "sending you a check to SAVE the economy". I am constantly amazed that folks can make half of a connection and not go all the way. When you question the motives of our elected tyrants, you need only think of two things greed and ego. Lust for power is ego and greed rolled into one. There is nothing done in government that doesn't involve both of those traits, greed and ego run this country. I won't go into how, constitutionally and biblically, the churches in this country should have pervented this and how they have abrograted their responsibilites. I am Christian, I am not corporate church, don't blame God for what you watch these men do. God set the rules and allows anyone to break them, including those that claim to have some sort of authority on His behalf. Those church leaders do not have a special place with God, in fact, I wouldn't want to be one of them at judgement day. Come on….Think about it. Allowing a tax deduction of the same amount won’t allow George and the elected criminals to be the hero, “sending you a check to SAVE the economy”.

I am constantly amazed that folks can make half of a connection and not go all the way. When you question the motives of our elected tyrants, you need only think of two things greed and ego. Lust for power is ego and greed rolled into one. There is nothing done in government that doesn’t involve both of those traits, greed and ego run this country.

I won’t go into how, constitutionally and biblically, the churches in this country should have pervented this and how they have abrograted their responsibilites. I am Christian, I am not corporate church, don’t blame God for what you watch these men do. God set the rules and allows anyone to break them, including those that claim to have some sort of authority on His behalf. Those church leaders do not have a special place with God, in fact, I wouldn’t want to be one of them at judgement day.

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