Posted on 08/02/2014 7:38:37 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
Sorry, I get those cold states mixed up. I meant the Supreme Court of WE.
Our tax office was the worst before they moved! Smallish downtown area with court house and all government offices together so there was never any parking (although since it was an old downtown the parking was along the streets which are still shaded by huge old trees, so that part was nice!) - but once you did find somewhere to park and got inside, it was chaos - small area to wait, had to be in a line, which had to wind out the door - three folks working the counter. Then when you got up there you learned they don’t take credit or debit cards - just cash or checks. Seriously.... who doesn’t take debit? But now they do - hard to believe government improved!
I recently went to the DMV extension in my nearby little town. I was the only one there except for the lone employee. He was friendly and helpful and I walked out in less than 10 minutes.
The whole time I kept thinking that the whole situation was weird and creepy. After my previous experiences in big city DMVs, I couldn't help but to get the feeling that I was on some sort of camera show or some type of government setup.
So true! lol
Newspaper reporters are frequently confused.
As long as banks impose a fee upon the merchant, they are unable to use these cards.
In our case there is no legal method to charge the taxpayer a fee to cover the swipe fee, and there is no will to force banks to waive the swipe fee for government transactions.
I can pay some bills online using a credit card if we use a third party to be the intermediate, and we agree to pay the ~ $3.95 convenience fee.
Yes, I figured that was why they weren’t set up to take credit cards at the former location - I have no idea if they got some kind of agreement with a bank to waive the fee or not. Do banks also charge for debit transactions? I ask because we stayed at a charitable location when a family member was in the hospital and instead of putting the charges on a credit card (which would cost the location the fee), I used my debit and discussed with the worker on site - she thanked me for considering that fee (we were there for a month so it wasn’t just one fee). But if the bank charges for debit then I didn’t do them any favor
Debit cards using a PIN are charged the least fees.
When a website disables all “know your customer” form of identification, that website pays the highest fees. Very high fraud liability.
Which is why the forces of O’ disabled all identity checks for the last two elections.
Our “progressive” local governments still collect taxes like it was 1955.
And for any of you who are not familiar with these charities - there are lots of them across the U.S. Sort of like Ronald McDonald House - folks affiliated with a hospital or Hospice can stay there for a very reduced rate. The one we were at had laundry facilities and even soap, shampoo, etc. We save travel shampoos and soaps and donate to them whenever we are in town. they also need toilet paper, coffee, etc if anyone is looking for a place to donate things that are actually used instead of cash going to overhead!
too bad the prices aren’t still the same as 1955!
Reasonable decision. So the state should issue IDs to those who need them for free.
Problem solved.
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