Philadelphia Finds Money In Sofa Cushions
By Wyatt Earp | March 12, 2010
My town is in the middle of a financial crisis that makes the country’s recession look like an economic boom. At last count, we were $2 million in the hole, and the mayor (in his infinite idiocy) is taxing soda and trying to charge for trash pickup – a service that should be covered by our taxes. Of course, that trash pickup surcharge may go by the wayside now, since the city just “found” a $3 million check!
If you ever had any doubts that Philadelphia is the most inept, most poorly run, and most incompetent city on the eastern seaboard, this story should dispel them quickly:
Philadelphia officials have recovered more than $3 million in wage taxes that should have been deposited in the city treasury in 2005 — but never were.
City Inspector General Amy Kurland said Thursday the wage tax payments were made five years ago by the Pentagon for Department of Defense employees who work in Philadelphia. But the money never made it to the bank. Kurland says her office contacted Defense officials, who reissued the checks.
Kurland says the discrepancy was discovered as part of an ongoing corruption investigation into a former municipal employee.
Philadelphia: Currently enjoying 58 years of uninterrupted Democrat rule.
Topics: Philly | 6 Comments »
March 12th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Better you than me my friend…
March 12th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Wyatt:
This is incompetnce by both the city and the feds. Well run organizations do a little follow-up when they issue a check to someone for more than $1 Million and the check is never cashed!
March 12th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Oh that $3 Million!
March 12th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
And all I found were 2 dimes and a Skittle.
March 13th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Old NFO – Republicans barely even put up candidates anymore. Not that the idiots in this city would vote for them, anyway.
AJ – I wish someone would send me a $1 million check!
Proof – Yeah, I forget about millions of dollars all the time.
Randal – Was is a cherry one? They’re awesome!
March 13th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Coming soon “John Street miss me yet” billboards