I want the truth, sir!...No, the locals can't handle the truth!
In Stockton, it appears that because we really don't have water coming in from the Stockton rivers (because we really don't have Stockton rivers that have water), we tend to get our water from Nebraska. Yep, Nebraska. Now, I don't mind that. And the people don't mind that because they've been paying for this water for awhile, but something even more interesting has been happening with those payments.
You see, the billing address for water payments in Stockton has a Stockton address. THEN First National Bank of Omaha forwards those letters to Nebraska, and this only costs us an extra $30,000. Yes, we're paying $30,000 to forward letters that we originally put postage on that could have gotten the bills to Nebraska all on their own.
Why are we doing this? Well, it appears that no one wants to give locals the impression that they are paying money OUTSIDE of Stockton, or even California. So they are continuing to do this. $30,000 may not sound like a lot if you're a tax and spend kind of person who believes there's no end to the amount of money you should be able to pull out of the taxpayers, but this is OUR money, and it's money that could be used for better purposes in a crime capital of California.
The way I see it, and I'm sure someone has an "enlightened" perspective about why we should pay $30,000 to forward our mail to Nebraska, is that this is all part of that problem we have in government where NO ONE wants to be accountable to the people, and if they can keep shirking their responsibilities, no one will know and no one will ever hold them to stupid decisions like this one.
Gotta love America, the country of accountability, not really for, neither by but in this case, exceptionally FROM the people.
Stumble It!
You see, the billing address for water payments in Stockton has a Stockton address. THEN First National Bank of Omaha forwards those letters to Nebraska, and this only costs us an extra $30,000. Yes, we're paying $30,000 to forward letters that we originally put postage on that could have gotten the bills to Nebraska all on their own.
Why are we doing this? Well, it appears that no one wants to give locals the impression that they are paying money OUTSIDE of Stockton, or even California. So they are continuing to do this. $30,000 may not sound like a lot if you're a tax and spend kind of person who believes there's no end to the amount of money you should be able to pull out of the taxpayers, but this is OUR money, and it's money that could be used for better purposes in a crime capital of California.
The way I see it, and I'm sure someone has an "enlightened" perspective about why we should pay $30,000 to forward our mail to Nebraska, is that this is all part of that problem we have in government where NO ONE wants to be accountable to the people, and if they can keep shirking their responsibilities, no one will know and no one will ever hold them to stupid decisions like this one.
Gotta love America, the country of accountability, not really for, neither by but in this case, exceptionally FROM the people.
Stumble It!
posted by Duane @ 6:01 PM
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