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Government Cost-Cutting Quiz
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 30th, 2007
I got my first property tax assessment yesterday. It was for the entire year, and since I only received possession at the end of February, I figured my expense should be pro-rated. When I phoned the number on the invoice, and described my situation, I was forwarded to a woman who answered the phone, “Good afternoon– Tax Assessment and… (BLANK) Office?”
Your job? Guess what other municipal duty the Calgary government decided to pair with Tax Assessment.
Terrorist or Capitalist?
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 5th, 2004
A friend of mine sent me a link to a parody of the American Department of Homeland Security’s emergency preparedness web site (thanks Gillian!). I’d seen the parody page before, but the second look motivated me to have a look at the real government site. The information is broken up into sections, like “Biological Threat”, Read the full article…
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