Someone rang up the Tax Office when I worked there
because their tax refund had had a big bite taken out of it, and all the form said was "government department" (or something similar).

I said that it's almost always one of two things: a debt to the dole, or unpaid child support.

Do you owe money to child support? Yes. OK then, question answered.

'But it's my money!'.

Well, no, you see if you have a debt to child support then...

'It's my money!'

Ah, well...the thing is that child support will...

'Well I'm just not gonna pay any bloody tax then!'

I might have been missing something here, but I'm unclear as to how someone can have a sense of grievance about the fact that they've failed to support their child.


EDIT: also, if you're getting refunds from your tax returns, you can fail to fill out as many you like, dolt.
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Mon 8 Sep 2008, 15:56, Reply)