"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Friday 4 October 2013

The Bad Old Days

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "To Emphasize the Point":

I'm not use if you are referring to the employee of which I m thinking. But one of them had to get a lawyer & fight very hard to get the money to which he was entitled. Hope he is still out there as a character witness.
Posted by Anonymous to Our Town and Its Business at 4 October 2013 

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I published the original comment  without thinking much about it.  It was a long time ago. Long enough that no person's right to privacy could be affected.

But it struck me ,when I received the above, since I knew nothing of it,I have no way  of  confirming the truth of it. I'm not saying there is none. Just that I don't know it.

So we  will say no more about it.

The  point being  made was funds disbursed  in severance  packages as a frequent event and no longer, should ,with  other factors mentioned  contribute to a reduced tax burden.


 It was an awful. awful time.

And  its not happening now, Thank God!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow ! What a busy day, Councillor. Thank you. Take some time off and let the dust settle.

Anonymous said...

The Irish have held a referendum on whether to abolish their Senate. It requires 50% . Results today.

Anonymous said...

8:54
Ireland is having a problem. People did ' not understand ' the wording of their referendum. Looks very close.