Dude pays BIG tax bill with SMALL bills and coins

[CrAz3D]

http://www.livevideo.com/video/APnews/DE04BE3B10DB4C1DBE3D5A49993B0899/man-pays-big-tax-bill-with-sma.aspx

heh.  Rather amusing.  I've always thought that'd be fun to do if I had something to pay that I didn't agree with.

[iago]

I don't know about the US, but here there are laws (or maybe conventions) about rejecting change after a certain amount if it's unrolled. I imagine the same goes for bills if it's a big amount.

[CrAz3D]

I think it was all rolled and wrapped.  That's what it looks like in the video.

[Falcon]

Wow, what an asshole for making all the other taxpayers wait while they count out the money.

[BigAznDaddy]

awww the video is set for "scheduled maintenance"

[zorm]

I don't know about the US, but here there are laws (or maybe conventions) about rejecting change after a certain amount if it's unrolled. I imagine the same goes for bills if it's a big amount.

I've never heard of anything like that and afaik if its valid US currency it has to be accepted. Especially so for a government agency.

[CrAz3D]

I don't know about the US, but here there are laws (or maybe conventions) about rejecting change after a certain amount if it's unrolled. I imagine the same goes for bills if it's a big amount.

I've never heard of anything like that and afaik if its valid US currency it has to be accepted. Especially so for a government agency.

Only makes sense for them to have to accept legal tender otherwise what is the point in having legal tender?

[iago]

Only makes sense for them to have to accept legal tender otherwise what is the point in having legal tender?

The point is using as it's supposed to be used and not being an asshole.

[CrAz3D]

Only makes sense for them to have to accept legal tender otherwise what is the point in having legal tender?

The point is using as it's supposed to be used and not being an asshole.

Money is used to pay for things, yeah?
Bills are paid with money, yeah?
He paid his bills with his money, yeah?

Okey dokey.

Being an asshole isn't illegal or the internet would be empty

[iago]

Money is used to pay for things, yeah?
Bills are paid with money, yeah?
He paid his bills with his money, yeah?

Okey dokey.

Being an asshole isn't illegal or the internet would be empty

And that's why it's good to either have a law or convention dictating cases where you don't have to put up with assholes. Perhaps in the US, you're more accustomed to it?

[Hitmen]

I think this is a more ingenuis form of protest than even the guy who did it likely knows. He's pissed that his property taxes are high, so he's being an asshole. He also said that it is hard to grasp how much money it is when you're writing a check, and I think that's definately true. But what I don't think he realizes is that is also an awesome way to protest this giant fucking huge government we have. By paying it like that, it's costing tax payers even more money. This is pretty much par for the course in government, yet they're complaining about it! They handle everything else in the stupidest, longest, hardest way possible... why shouldn't people be paying taxes in $1 bills?

I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts into writing... but you can probably get the idea of what I mean!

[CrAz3D]

I think this is a more ingenuis form of protest than even the guy who did it likely knows. He's pissed that his property taxes are high, so he's being an asshole. He also said that it is hard to grasp how much money it is when you're writing a check, and I think that's definately true. But what I don't think he realizes is that is also an awesome way to protest this giant fucking huge government we have. By paying it like that, it's costing tax payers even more money. This is pretty much par for the course in government, yet they're complaining about it! They handle everything else in the stupidest, longest, hardest way possible... why shouldn't people be paying taxes in $1 bills?

I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts into writing... but you can probably get the idea of what I mean!

Yes



iago, you cant just outlaw being a jerk otherwise we should be able to outlaw porn, queerism, and obscenity in general...but we have the Bill of Rights and the Constitution so we can't do that

[rabbit]

I'm praying for the day when we can outlaw Republicans.

[CrAz3D]

I'm praying for the day when we can outlaw Republicans.

That's fine with me, I disagree with a lot of neo-con ideas in the Republican party.

[iago]

I think this is a more ingenuis form of protest than even the guy who did it likely knows. He's pissed that his property taxes are high, so he's being an asshole. He also said that it is hard to grasp how much money it is when you're writing a check, and I think that's definately true. But what I don't think he realizes is that is also an awesome way to protest this giant fucking huge government we have. By paying it like that, it's costing tax payers even more money. This is pretty much par for the course in government, yet they're complaining about it! They handle everything else in the stupidest, longest, hardest way possible... why shouldn't people be paying taxes in $1 bills?

I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts into writing... but you can probably get the idea of what I mean!

Awesome! He's really sticking it to the man by making the day of a civil servant (who probably already hates his job) even worse than usual, not to mention the people in line behind him who had to wait. Take that, government!

Protesting against the government is well and good, but I don't think this type of thing will really be noticed.

iago, you cant just outlaw being a jerk otherwise we should be able to outlaw porn, queerism, and obscenity in general...but we have the Bill of Rights and the Constitution so we can't do that

Read my last post again.