Author Topic: man pays tax bill in coins and 1 dollar bills (Read 421 times)

es-jay · « **on:** August 16, 2007, 05:29:41 AM »

MUNCIE, Ind. - A landlord said he wanted people to see the pain of his property tax bill when he hauled $12,656.07 in coins and $1 bills to the county treasurer's office.
Cary Malchow said the heavy load left him "out of breath" but it was worth watching three cashiers working overtime and guarded by sheriff's deputies on Monday to count every last cent of the semi-annual payment for his home, business and rental properties.
"I did it so people can physically see what $12,000 is," said Malchow, who has staged other recent protests to draw attention to Indiana's property tax increases.
It took 75 minutes to count out the cash, said Delaware County Treasurer Warren Beebe.
"They were fast, they were hustling. They're used to counting money, but of course that left other people standing in line. It was an awkward situation," Beebe said Tuesday.
Malchow's protest prevented the office from making its daily bank deposit, costing the county an estimated $1,135.90 in interest that would have otherwise accrued overnight, Beebe said.

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_payme...IppdGDTQUjr7sF

stick to the man!

TRG · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2007, 06:19:21 AM »

yeh good on him

QuietTruth · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2007, 08:04:36 AM »

That's what's up!

Now_Im_Not_Banned · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2007, 02:39:12 PM »

Didn't someone already do this once and got in trouble for it??...LOL.

Lunatic · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2007, 02:41:15 PM »

LMAO that's jokes

Wild_Elmo · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2007, 02:53:27 PM »

Quote from: Now_I_Know on August 16, 2007, 02:39:12 PM

Didn't someone already do this once and got in trouble for it??...LOL.

I came across that thread about a week ago while I was doing some searching. It was a guy that paid a ticket in pennies, I think it was 20,000 pennies or something. I don't know if I would call it "trouble." The judge made him wait until all the money was counted before he can leave.