I am a local contractor in Tracy. I’ve lived in Tracy most of my 47 years. I’ve had my state contractor’s license since 1992 and my city business license (a local tax) since the West Valley Mall was built.
After living at the same residence for more than 12 years, I moved in January about a quarter-mile from my old place. So when my city business license came up for renewal, the city wanted an extra $5 for a change of address and an extra $10 for a new home business application.
Nobody else wanted any money from me to change my address — not the Internal Revenue Service, not the state Franchise Tax Board, not the state Contractors Board, not my insurance companies, not my bank, not my phone company, not my cable, not my utility company. Only the city.
So I sent back my business license renewal with a note to change my address. A couple of days later, I got a call from the city about the change of address and the $5, so I filled out the form and went down to City Hall with 500 pennies. They refused my money.
Not only did they refuse my $5, they also gave me a new form for a “home business application” for the $10 more.
I refused to pay and left the application on the desk. So I was told that I was going to be reported to the development department — whatever that is.
I know people will scoff at me for making a big deal out of $15, but I am sick and tired of being extorted by the government. We business owners and citizens are being “15-dollared to death,” and I am not paying any more without a fight.
I just hope the city doesn’t send the fire department to collect the $15, because that might cost me an extra $300 paramedic fee.
And any ol' city will charge you at least fifteen bucks for a one day permit ya peddal your wares. Ya got the whole year.
Check it out, ya can't pay yer bills like that. Anythin over 50 cents has to be rolled with yer name an address on it ta make sure ya ain't cheatin.
Brush yerself up on these things before ya start yammerin on about havin ta pay $15 cause ya moved. Be thankful ya have a business ta move in th first place.
And if a one time $15 is all it costs ya an that straps yer business then I'd recommend findin yerself some other work cause this business is goin bust.
It takes a live person to enter in the changes, process your paperwork, and mail the new stuff out to your new address. Time is money.
The IRS doesn't charge fees, no. But doesn't everyone agree that they get enough money out of us, already?
In the seventies we had peanuts and we loved it. Remember the Church Witchhunt of the 70's? I guess that's the price you pay for doing the business. The CIA lied and Cheney had it out for her, who cares. It's demoralizing and panzy-izing of America that we NOW face. Senior citicens in wheel-chairs are being accused of 'Swastika-Carrying thugs'.
Where are the real terrorists in America?
The prisoners are escaping.
seriously its 15 bucks. Get over it. Your goverenment just spent trillions of your and our dollars looking for weapons of mass destruction that dont exist yet you are concerned about the one time 15 dollar charge for a business licence change of address.
I am not a follower, I just know when to fight and when to enjoy a couple of lattes.
I will have a grande triple with two splendas.
Thank you
briandub
In some 3rd world countries you can get away with pirating videos.
Any home based business can pay 15 hundred yen to the local chief and be done with it.
Here in America it costs someone money to process paperwork.
Someone is getting paid more than thirty dollars an hour. You're getting a bargain.
In any country.
http://www.ci.lathrop.ca.us/business/pdf/BusinessLicenseApplication_000.pdf
Obviously you are a follower and not a leader. People like you will continue to let others run roughshod over you.
I'd almost lay a 100 bucks on the fact that you work for the city and every penny they can steal from our pockets helps ensure your job.
Learn to stand up for what is right because next time it may (and will) be something bigger.
Next time be a good little follower and leave your opinions in your head.
P.S. Are you one of these people I see sitting in the line at Starbucks every day? You do know that 5 bucks a pop can add up to serious coin at the end of the year. Glad to hear you're doing so well.
Send in the check and move on. Life is too short for making a stand against the city for the equivelent of three grande mochas.
Folks, first, the city doesn't send the FIRE DEPARTMENT. They contract that out to the AMR to handle 911 calls and dispatch the calls to the FIRE DEPARTMENT. Additionally, the city doesn't send the PARAMEDIC. Again, that is the AMR and is County run. The PARAMEDIC won't cost you a dime. It is covered by insurance. Whether you purchase private or public option. Good grief! Everybody is just complaining and complaining about health care this and co-payment that. Point is people dont know what they are even saying. Let's get our facts straight. OK? The cost of health care doubled in the last nine years.
To put it into focus. Who will pay for the one trillion dollars plus the seven hundred and eight seven billion dollars we already spent on cobra? The author of this letter shows us all a good reason why NancyCare is going to fail. And most people are going to let the democrats steam roll us because we think the city sends the PARAMEDIC. No wonder we got stuck with the worst Congress in history. It's really the voters fault.
And, given that fact, I hate to say it but fifteen dollars is really nothing. The stupid voters obviously deserve it. We are only left to wonder if voters out there even have an inkling - who is going to pay for NANCY'S BIG PARAMEDIC PICTURE?
Fact. The cost of NancyCare is going to get spread out to the state and local levels because the feds have figured out how not to raise your taxes. The solution. Since Medicare is State. Then let the State, County, City, and local governments raise your taxes. That's how the Democrats can say THEY won't raise YOUR taxes. It has to come from somewhere.
If you can't see it and vote accordingly. You deserve what you get.
Apparently some city employee has been surfing the City's Internet and using "FaceBook" on our taxpayer dime.
http://www.facebook.com/cityoftracy
Simply scandalous (kidding of course)
LOL!
(kinda like the health care package will do to US)
Anyway, for the price of a lunch ticket here in Tracy, CA you get a much more stable economic eco-system.
And it still costs less than Livermore and Pleasanton.
But hey, I get it, fifteen bucks is fifteen bucks.