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I JUST CAN'T BELIVE WHAT I JUST SAW, ALL THAT B---SH-T OVER ONE PENNY ? IT SHOWS THAT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE TWIN TOWERS ALL DIED
FOR NOTHING !!! BECAUSE WE ARE ALL AT THAT SAME
TIME FRAME, WILLING TO DO NOTHING FOR HUMAN KINDNESS. I DON'T HAVE ALOT OF MONEY BUT I SURE WOLD HAVE PAID IT FOR HER !!!
PEOPLE,HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF '' PAY IT FORWARD''??? EVERY BODY GETS THEIRS IN THE END !
I CAN'T WRITE MUCH MORE BECAUSE I'M NOT FEELING MUCH LIKE BEING AN AMERICAN NOW !

Doesn't anyone realize that these bills are computer generated and not reviewed before being mailed. Of course the woman did say she refused to pay the bill on principle. How much does she have to owe before her principles allow her to PAY THE MONEY SHE OWES?????

attleboro sucks. Honestly, that kind of thing is extortion. The government is getting desperate for money, I understand that, but the problem isn't cured by threatening old blind people for the sum of one cent. Anyone heard of the rico statue? It seems as though its high time this be brought against the government.

JD, the system could, I'm sure, be modified to automatically kick out bills of under a certain dollar amount for human review. It's asinine that in this day and age a municipality spends more money mailing the bill than the amount the bill is for.

how hard would it have been to just foward the
penny in the next quarterly bill.it seems to me that they need to change there billing system.

While I agree that going after small sums like this is absurd and the computer system should be changed to roll small amounts forward into future bills. But the point is the money is still owed. Doesn't matter if the amount is a penny or a grand. I don't see how a form letter to collect an amount owed to the city can be considdered extortion? RICO statute, please. The only threat was to put a lein on the property for the amount owed. I do believe that is standard process.

Wonder how much Attleboro paid to send this out besides the postage? Just to printing of the bill, envelope, and time used to process the check for 1 cent probably cost close to a dollar!

Sounds like their computer programmer was asleep at the switch or the tax collector wasn't doing their job properly.

As for the WTC, those people did NOT die for nothing. 343 of my professional colleges died attempting to rescue those who perished, and many who did not perish now suffer debilitating illness from trying to find the remains at ground zero. Taking of human life has nothing to do with property taxes.

First I would be interested what the Mayor meant by "it was blown out of proportion" ? A bill was sent out for one cent with a postage of over 40 times that much, end of story.

Secondly, any computer system, can be programmed to cancel out a billing below a certain amount. The Banks do it, it's called rounding off.

you have got to be kidding me.this country is about to give automakers 25billion dollars to spend on a deficit they created, the big three,when FORD's and GM's top executives showed up in private jets.when asked if the money should be taken partially out of their checks they wouldn't answer or said no i think it would be fine if all is left alone.pretty much an indirect answer.FORD's i believe vice president made over 9 million in his salary plus bonuses and this country has the ordacity to chase down a beautiful senior citizen whom has paid her dues 10 times over. you should be ashamed of yourself.this country is so screwed up.way to go america.who's gonna bail me out when i've lost everything.all i want is a job and i cant find that.how about sending those people broke.whats the matter they can't live on what they made this year.they all should be brought back to reality.thank you whomever you are for paying this womans bill we need more like you and less of them!!!!!!!!