bobbo, tellingl shit from shinola says:

Yes, very Orwellian, very effective. Hard to believe a State Government is being both.

Its usually the case that a dollar spent on fraud prevention results in multiple dollars in return. Why the government does NOT ENFORCE so many laws is beyond me.

The old saying that the best way to get a law reformed is to fully enforce it has application here.

Meanwhile, the entire Fed Gov is all about letting the Corporations continue to flout all manner of laws, loot the treasury, and have their welfare thought of as free enterprise.

We need Orwell.

Lint Brush says:

I got no worries. My name is not Tom.

Eric says:

Interesting… Tom Ridge was the governor of PA prior to Ed Rendell (Schweiker was appointed after Tom became the first secretary of homeland security).

So they know where you live, Tom!

bobbo, telling shit from shinola says:

LIEberals==you mean those in Congress now trying to pass a weak financial reform bill being opposed by the CONservative/LIEberTARDS who don’t want any reform at all?

Yes, tricky how Orwell and Orwellian have opposite meanings.

me says:

Look for alot more of this as local governments become really strapped for funds.

I was reading another article the other day, all about keeping your home in shape, no weeds etc, as cash strapped municipalities are starting to dust off, and enforce old regs etc never enforced before.

Gave some examples of cities where hiring of more “Code Enforcement Officers” has now become all the rage.

My local town. Traffic enforcement is way up, plus out of the blue the city tacked on a 75 dollar surcharge for each ticket.

Eric says:

tom is still living there. but he hasen’t had a paycheck in months and the house is in forclosure.

deowll says:

#2 You don’t get it. You think the government works for you. You don’t have enough money to buy it so it doesn’t.

George says:

Maybe people would be more upfront with their payment of taxes if so goddamn much of them wasn’t wasted or spent on debt service.

What truly pisses me off is that the tax revenues never seem to be enough to satiate the hunger of government for more money. Government then goes out and borrows money that the taxpayers are obliged to repay with interest, for years and years and years. Eventually, taxes no longer go for government services, but instead are payed as interest on debt for which nothing is received.

I’d like to know how much of Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms’ portfolios is comprised of Government Debt. While it may be considered “safe” for now, just look what is happening in Greece and Spain. Their debt has now been lowered to junk status.

This house of cards is about to collapse.

admfubar says:

how come this isnt being done to bill???
http://techrights.org/2010/02/22/washington-tax-games/

rgspro says:

Funny, they can find Tom with all this technology, but cannot find Osama Bin Laden???? Oh wait, Osama does not own PA taxes.