Recent comments in /f/rva

jhilljr t1_jefcaw8 wrote

Hey everyone! I work at city hall but not in this department.

The best way to get this resolved is to come in person. I know that is a pain in the ass but you will get it resolved quicker that way.

The problems with the city government are because the people running city hall do not care about you. It is not the employees fault. Mangers and such making 80k+ a year do next to nothing and do not have any initiative to make it easier for you to pay your taxes.

As for your personal situation, be prepared to pay penalty and interest on all of those bills you have not paid as of yet. Its gonna hurt. They won't waive penalty and interest because "you should know that these bills are due."

PM me if you have any questions.

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3FoxInATrenchcoat t1_jefahb2 wrote

Because it’s inflammatory and a broad brush stroke across a segment of our population that most of us have direct relationships with on a familial and friend level who we know don’t ā€œnot care about gun violenceā€. They do care. Everyone cares, but the Republicans have aligned to the NRA who have propagandized the concept that any restriction to guns, ammunition, and accessories is a direct assault on the Constitutional right outlined in Amendment number 2 and will be a slippery slope of an eventual undoing of that Amendment…but that furthermore and most importantly that the gun violence problem is not a ā€œgun problemā€ but a societal problem or mental health problem and so by reducing access to guns and the above we are not effectively addressing gun violence. I AM NOT saying that I personally believe that stance but that’s the breakdown of the debate from their perspective, and if we the democrats want to continue to advocate for solutions we do the problem solving no favors by stating ā€œRepublicans don’t give a shit about gun violenceā€. It’s like the same thing as when Republicans tell us Democrats we want access to abortions so we can kill babies. It’s inflammatory, inaccurate, a mischaracterization of the democrat’s stance, and breaks down all communication related to problem solving.

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BureauOfBureaucrats t1_jef92fi wrote

Reply to comment by fusion260 in Personal Property Tax by kristinatsarina

This right here is the standard and typical City of Richmond tax experience. I initially moved to the city (Southside) because I don’t like suburbs at all.

The City of Richmond is so fucking incompetent and up its own ass I promptly moved to Henrico at the end of my lease. I hate that city’s government on a cellular level and the car tax issue was just one of several negative experiences I had in that year. Richmond City is so bad I’d rather live in a meh suburb than a shitty city.

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3FoxInATrenchcoat t1_jef8w6c wrote

Seriously, and like the vast majority of people/voters agree. It’s a small fraction of people who say shit like ā€œWellll ackshually you only work 10 months out of the year so you’re really getting paid [insert some salary higher than their actual take home]ā€.

And we don’t care what those ppl think because Teachers are criminally underpaid and have been underpaid since the beginning of time. VA is 33rd out of 50 states for teacher salaries relative to COL and the national median pay is probably already too low to begin with. It’s insane. Teachers are literally preparing people to be functional, intelligent and informed adults…why wouldn’t we be paying them like we do college educated military officers, or agency Directors and higher level staff? It’s not like they didn’t spend 6 years seeking a higher education degree along with constant certifications and adaptations to new learning methods and requirements.

Sorry, I’m just rambling…I’m not even a teacher…but they’re pretty fucking important people and I will never stop advocating.

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