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Originally Posted by PeterG
I did not say there was no waste--I'm sure there is in every town. Your story is interesting and good for a chuckle.
I do not doubt that you heard it just as written. But it does have an air of urban legend about it
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My sources are primary
sources. Was this new pickup truck purchased for the sole purpose of picking up the pay checks? Yes. But in proposing and voting on the "need" for a pickup truck by the town - it was repurposed to a vast usage. None of the other usages ever needed nor used. Just slipped by the taxpayers as another piece of equipment in the overall budget.
As far as direct deposit. Not everyone at that time wanted direct deposit. And even with direct deposit there is still a paper stub that is given to each employee. Checks are handed out and if not direct deposit a stub is handed out. So a moot point.
You can believe or not believe. You can laugh at this or hope that this is some sort of urban legend.
My sources were primary sources.
But now move onto the minivan that just sits at the back of the town hall that no one uses.
And what do we have upcoming? A new "bigger" minivan proposed. Not a replacement for the current minivan. An addition to the minivan.
What happened to all of those promises to cut waste, fraud, and abuse?