Thursday, April 16, 2009

#151 A "Compassionate" IRS, part two.

I've been talking to Rick, and he's really trying to be a fighter. He's sent a second letter to Congressman Cliff Stearns telling him that the IRS claims it has taken no action against him and won't until it "researches" his Innocent Spouse form. Maybe the IRS should "research" what it is doing. He included one of the two letters the IRS sent him that states this as well as the $150 levy stub that was on the bottom of his April Social Security check. He also tried to call the IRS yesterday but could only talk to robots. As he said, there's not much chance the IRS is going to change directions for one agent has already told him that if he sent in the Innocent Spouse form, they probably wouldn't raid his checking account (but the $150 levy would continue). Today, Rick called Congressman Stearn's office, but they hadn't even received his first letter sent over a week ago. Maybe Nancy Peolosi is having all correspondence to Republican congressman taken to the nearest dumpster. Rick was advised to call the local office as the worker there is the one who usualy does the casework. Rick called, left a message but has heard nothing back. He decided to try to find Tax Court and drove to the Federal Courthouse in Gainseville after the Toastmasters' Meeting. Now the last time Rick was at the Federal Courthouse, a Federal Marshall at the front door went postal on him. Rick said something about his cell phone being ruined if it went through the X-ray machine.
The marshall, an older man with solid white, thin hair ended up threatening to strip search Rick. It was totally inappropriate. This time, Rick took off his sunglasses and took off his camouflage cap as you do to women, your elders, and your betters. Rick has a commanding presence so he virtually bowed and scraped before the three Federal Marshalls to hide his true personality. There were three of them sitting at the front door, and they advised him to go to Social Security. Rick politely persisted that he wanted to go where tax matters were litigated so one marshall relented and escorted him upstairs to the Clerk's Office. The clerk has given him a form on which to make his complaint, a website to go to so he can attempt to find what law he is complaining under, and another form to see if he is poor enough to avoid the $350 fee to file a complaint. Then the marshall came back in, told him it was 5, and he had to leave the building.
I would like to say something about Hydrolyze, the ointment for baggy eyes. I'm no woman, but I do have baggy eyes, and I ordered some. You may have heard the advertisments on the radio. They specifically say, "Free trial" and "Try it free."
Well, it's not because if you don't like it, you must send it back, and the post office will not mail it free. Their shipping charge to you was also very high - $12.95. Caveat emptor- buyer beware!
In driving around with my protest sign "Two-Guns says big government is slavery," I've noticed that old male drivers will read the sign, and then hang back, apparently afraid of Two-Guns. No testosterones left.
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Peter "Two-Guns" Nickerson, MS, MSW at peternickerson12@yahoo.com

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