StevNimrod
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Dec 13, 2008
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Re: Every good deed... Or, why I hate government bureaucracy
I don't know that the problem is the law, inasmuch as it's the idiots hired to interpret it. It's very difficult to write something in terms of laws or public policy and have it catch every possible scenario. It's practically impossible, so you'd just try your best to get something on paper that captures the vast majority of cases.
That's where the idiots come in. Someone suggesting that it's the spirit of the law to get plates to move a vehicle one time a grand total of a few miles is missing the point. Which is why many states offer a one day moving permit.
As far as taxes go, maybe the family can round up a penny (literally one red cent) in consideration for the mobile home and renovations? Might help avoid the charity and gift tax issues.
It bothers me greatly that your local people have chosen you to be the outlet of their laziness. And frankly that's all it is. For every case like yours there are probably five corporations that actually are bending laws beyond recognition, and not even making a half-hearted effort at covering it up. But as I see it, top shelf law firms are more intimidating to these clerks than the ordinary citizen would be so guess who gets picked on.
Depending on how small your town is, you might be able to get away with approaching a county judge off the record to see what his thought are if your issue, say, happened to make it to his docket.
Avoidance doesn't fix the problem and doesn't help anyone else similarly situated.
I don't know that the problem is the law, inasmuch as it's the idiots hired to interpret it. It's very difficult to write something in terms of laws or public policy and have it catch every possible scenario. It's practically impossible, so you'd just try your best to get something on paper that captures the vast majority of cases.
That's where the idiots come in. Someone suggesting that it's the spirit of the law to get plates to move a vehicle one time a grand total of a few miles is missing the point. Which is why many states offer a one day moving permit.
As far as taxes go, maybe the family can round up a penny (literally one red cent) in consideration for the mobile home and renovations? Might help avoid the charity and gift tax issues.
It bothers me greatly that your local people have chosen you to be the outlet of their laziness. And frankly that's all it is. For every case like yours there are probably five corporations that actually are bending laws beyond recognition, and not even making a half-hearted effort at covering it up. But as I see it, top shelf law firms are more intimidating to these clerks than the ordinary citizen would be so guess who gets picked on.
Depending on how small your town is, you might be able to get away with approaching a county judge off the record to see what his thought are if your issue, say, happened to make it to his docket.
Avoidance doesn't fix the problem and doesn't help anyone else similarly situated.
