Re: {S"toonHenHouse} Census Fun

> In about 30 years, I expect all these people who are in power now and
> just don't know how to learn new things to be dead/retired, so that
> people who can find their nether regions without needing both hands free
> + a torch will be able to set things up.

Do something about it! Write your MP.

http://www.vanlug.bc.ca/census/

> Like taxes; honestly, what kind of DoRRD is that? I have a complete set
> of paper + numbers, and the gov't has the same numbers (sent directly
> from my employers). If these numbers indicate a basic refund, they
> won't send it. The only thing I could do that would negate that refund
> is to declare foreign income or property (in fact, most of the tax code
> appears to be about corner cases that only people working the system
> use!).

Errr, you want the government (with its included overhead) to track
all of my sources of income? Instead of each person spending X hours
and the gov't spending Y hours, you want them to spend 2X + Y? I'm
assuming twice as efficient as them, since I'm really motivated to get
it done fast.

> The common case seems to be that people make a certain amount (I
> always make less than the minimum, and I always say as such on the tax
> forms, but I always have to file and get it back a year later without
> interest!).

Then have less money taken off each pay cheque. Then you'll get less
back next year.

> Why can't there be a nice, official government website?
> No, you have to go through some kind of Efile front end, hope it isn't
> recording personal information, etc.

Wait, you're submitting your personal information, and you're hoping
its not recording it?

-- 
Steven Kurylo