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Tuesday, March 07, 2006
How To Save The State Budget (2)
In an earlier rant, I pointed out the experience of a writer (who remains nameless, though his initials are LB), who performed a service on behalf of the State of Connecticut many months ago and who, despite many assurances that all was well-oiled in the great bureaucracy, has yet to receive the payment due him. The writer offered this technique -- the state promising payment to its contractors but never quite delivering -- as a way to assure its perpetual solvency. (Though solvency would not exist, of course, for the contractors.)The day after I wrote this, it appeared as if, by magic, the state had decided for some reason to pay its bill. The writer received in the mail a slim envelope, just the bulk necessary for a check. He ripped it open, thinking, "Aha, I can now pay a bill or two." Alas, he was proven to be far too optimistic. The State of Connecticut, in its endless effort to litter the countryside with paper, sent instead a "Confirming Order Only -- Please Do Not Duplicate -- Thank You." Well, the writer has no intention of duplicating it, or triplicating it, or any other thing with it. It is of no use to him whatsoever. Except that one day, he may be able to include in his CV that, in 2006,
the State of Connecticut confirmed on him a Confirming Order. Now, that's something to brag about.
Posted by:Lary Bloom at 7:46 AM
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