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General Discussion and Announcements => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fierofool on March 01, 2010, 11:22:34 pm

Title: Finally-Getting some of my overpaid tax money back.
Post by: Fierofool on March 01, 2010, 11:22:34 pm

Since I turned 65 and Mel's disabled, I heard that we could sign up at the courthouse for some reductions in taxes we pay to the county and city, and possibly also get a little extra income.  So, this morning I took our tax returns down to the county government complex and started signing up.  I went to the tax assessors office and I got over $600 in school taxes wiped out, and my property taxes reduced and my garbage and water rates reduced.  There were several other things that were reduced, too, but I don't remember what they were.  I went downstairs to the tag office to see if there were any discounts I could get off my car tags and they said there wasn't.

Then I went across the parking lot to another building where the Welfare office was located to see if I could have any luck there.  One of my brothers and my Mom lives with us and both are disabled.  Both are on limited incomes, but I couldn't get anything for them.  So out of anger and frustration, I told them I wanted to sign my Dog up for welfare. At first the lady said,  "Dogs are not eligible to draw welfare". So I explained to her that my Dog is a mix in color, doesn't have a job, lazy, can't speak English and has no frigging clue who his Daddy is. He expects me to feed him, provide him with housing and medical care, and feel guilty because he is a dog.

So she looked in her policy book to see what it takes to qualify. My Dog gets his first check next Friday.

Damn this is a great country.

Title: Re: Finally-Getting some of my overpaid tax money back.
Post by: Tha Driver on March 02, 2010, 07:59:05 pm

Cool. Jeeze are you THAT old?  ;D  I never would have guessed.
When I bought the Ga. property I tried to get a homestead exemption (as I was planning to move here). Refused because I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUILD A HOUSE!! Seems you have to be rich enough (or have enough credit to borrow your life away) to build a HOUSE (not just a dwelling) to get a break from the govt. Funny how the very poor never get any breaks.
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." - R. J. Wiedemann LtCol. USMC Ret