God damn identity thieves and the systems that enable this!!! People are NOT numbers. [View all]
Our tax return got rejected because some asshole is using my son's social security number. My son is a full time college student and we declared him a dependent. Yep, I called him, he didn't file. There's the first mistake; him not filing and discovering the thief. Next was us waiting 'til April to file our taxes, but I confess, I procrastinate because taxes are such a pain in the ass and sometimes we owe.
Of course I haven't been able to get in touch with the IRS since we recieved the rejection, and now it's Saturday and their stupid automated system says call back Monday to talk to a human.
We're broke and nearly bankrupt because of HUGE medical bills, lack of work, late paychecks, college expenses, credit card rates that jumped to 29%, and now this crap. When I saw we were getting a refund this year I was happy. Now I'm not because I'll have to wrestle a mindless bureacracy for it.
I wish I lived in a civilized nation. Today is one of those days I want to say fuck it all and sail away from here.
We could fix this nation; we've just got to get rid of a lot of shit. A good start would be a single-payer health care system, free colleges and universities, and simple income taxes that became steeply progressive beyond the middle classes.
There are plenty of people in high government looking after the interests of the very wealthy. What about the rest of us?
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