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    Elderly New Jersey homeowner nearly loses home — over 6 cents in back taxes

    The city truly nickeled and dimed her.

    An 89-year-old New Jersey woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease nearly lost her home because of a measly 6 cents she owed in back taxes.

    The tiny debt, which she neglected to pay on her 2019 taxes, then accrued to more than $300 in interest by last week — prompting officials in Ocean Township put Glen Kristi Goldenthal’s home up for sale on Sept. 9, NBC New York reported.

    “Shame on anybody who can’t think far outside the box enough to come up with six cents in an office full of people. You can’t pull a dime out of your pocket?” Goldenthal’s infuriated daughter, Lisa Suhay, told the station. Suhay only found out about the 6 cents which started the whole ordeal the day her mother’s house was put up for sale.

    “She’s called me dozens of times in the last 24 hours, [asking] ‘Is my house gonna be OK? Do I have to pack? Where am I gonna go, live?’”

    Goldenthal received at least one warning call from a tax collector but Suhay, of Virginia, says her mom is forgetful due to her condition — and that even the official who phoned could tell she needed help.

    “Apparently the tax collector called her because when I talked to him, he said he realized there was something wrong, that she didn’t understand,” said Suhay. “[I said] I’m sorry, you’re selling my mother’s house today because she owes you six cents. He said yeah, it’s amazing how these things snowball…I was like, ‘It’s six cents!’”

    In a desperate attempt to save her mother’s home, Suhay called the Monmouth County township’s office, including Mayor Christopher Siciliano.

    Siciliano later apologized for the situation.

    “Naturally it’s really embarrassing the town would put someone’s home up for sale over six cents,” he said. “It’s silly.”

    Suhay paid off her mom’s debt and the house was taken off the market — but she’s still fuming.
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    Taxes for what?

    Closed schools and cops that don't protect and serve?
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    I constantly hear ”I don’t mind paying my taxes”, “but who will build the roads?”, “we need to pay our “fair share” and everybody else should too”, and of course “I am for the “Balanced Budget Amendment””.

    So, until folks start waking up to the fact that taxation=criminal theft, I don’t much care what they do to folks over 6 lousy cents.
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    The tiny debt, which she neglected to pay on her 2019 taxes, then accrued to more than $300 in interest by last week — prompting officials in Ocean Township put Glen Kristi Goldenthal’s home up for sale on Sept. 9, NBC New York reported.
    So over the period of about a year, 6 cents becomes $300 ?? What would have happened if you had to pay $300 and forgot for a year ?? Millions ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by luctor-et-emergo View Post
    So over the period of about a year, 6 cents becomes $300 ?? What would have happened if you had to pay $300 and forgot for a year ?? Millions ?
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    He said yeah, it’s amazing how these things snowball…
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    I wonder how the state treats overcharges or inaccurate accounting that adversely affects the taxpayer. Would a $0.06 overcharge turn into a $300 refund a year later?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiverseSegregation View Post
    I wonder how the state treats overcharges or inaccurate accounting that adversely affects the taxpayer. Would a $0.06 overcharge turn into a $300 refund a year later?
    Late payment fee?

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    That is $#@!ing ridiculous.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PAF View Post
    I constantly hear ”I don’t mind paying my taxes”, “but who will build the roads?”, “we need to pay our “fair share” and everybody else should too”, and of course “I am for the “Balanced Budget Amendment””.

    So, until folks start waking up to the fact that taxation=criminal theft, I don’t much care what they do to folks over 6 lousy cents.
    I say the same with this as with the cops. It takes a few bumps on the head before you can awaken from the slave programming we all suffer through. I am like you in that I hope everyone gets it good and hard by these tyrants. It's the only way they will drag their gazes from their screens and sugar treats. As always, a tipping point must be reached. Tip already!

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