| I sat wordless in my overstuffed chair as I read | | | | check or obtain a money order so that I could |
| with concern the recent news feature regarding | | | | pay for the needed business license. |
| the man in Canadian that attempted to pay his | | | | As times get worse and our economy starts to |
| tax bill with 200,000 Canadian pennies. It seems | | | | bottleneck at all levels of management we are |
| that the gentleman was a bit feed up with the | | | | apt to see some frightening changes occurring. |
| persistent increase in his tax liability and this was | | | | The recent bill which our elected representatives |
| his approach to challenging the situation. Mr. | | | | so generously past has some very serious |
| Normand Czepial's has complained that his | | | | repercussions awaiting us in the future. This |
| property tax allegedly has increased by roughly | | | | un-needed overhaul of financial regulations is |
| $4,000 dollars within the preceding several years. | | | | merely another socialistic scheme to gain unlimited |
| Can't say I blame the gentlemen at all. | | | | control over commerce. Now not only is our |
| I can merely imagine the spectacle of this man | | | | government in control of the automotive |
| hauling 200,000 pennies with him to city hall. | | | | industries and the mortgage and banking institutes |
| Supposedly he required the use of a child's | | | | but it seems like any sort of financial transaction |
| swimming pool in order to transport his 213,000 | | | | will now fall under the scrutiny of the federal |
| plus pennies to the city hall offices. Even though | | | | government. These established rules have |
| he was denied the use of the pennies to fulfill his | | | | managed to touch just about every aspect of |
| debt obligation under the Canadian Currency Act, I | | | | finance and displays the largest abuse yet of a |
| believe the authorities may have gotten the hint. | | | | federal power grab. |
| Here in America we currently do not have similar | | | | Granted this is not the first time that the federal |
| currency laws as Canada when using pennies to | | | | government has seized control of private |
| pay a bill. Canadian law clearly specifies that you | | | | industries in fact this administration continually |
| can use no more then 25 pennies to pay any bill. | | | | displays such reckless endeavors. One can only |
| The gentleman was clearly over the Canadian limit | | | | imagine that even though we give these new |
| and the local mayor promptly refused his | | | | regulations ample opportunity to work their magic, |
| payment, while suggesting alternative means of | | | | the chances of this new set of power |
| settlement. I would venture to say that after this | | | | conventions may not provide enough of a |
| episode in Canada, it will not take our state | | | | stimulus to kick start our ailing economy. The |
| legislatures long to pass a duplicate bill in their | | | | federal agencies involved may still not be able to |
| respective states. | | | | prevent any upcoming financial crisis nor to |
| Even though the law states that pennies as well | | | | improve our current fiscal tribulations. It is highly |
| as our other American currencies are legal tender | | | | likely that this bill will push our financial conditions |
| for any sort of debt, it is more or less left at the | | | | back by 40 years. Who knows, perhaps in the |
| discretion of the various businesses as to whether | | | | near future after our government completes their |
| they wish to accept them in payment or not. In | | | | trials of those new finance rules, businesses might |
| fact, I personally encountered a situation with a | | | | be inclined to accept their payments in pennies or |
| Delaware State Revenue Office which refused to | | | | for that matter as barter for cattle and grain. |
| accept any sort of cash. I had to either submit a | | | | |