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THE TREASURY EMPLOYEE UNION WON'T GO FOR THIS

February 01, 2006

While I think the TaxProf or Dr. Maule noticed this somewhere along the line, it's still worth passing on:

For, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has resorted to sending drummers to help collect property tax from thousands of defaulters in the national capital.

"When they have not responded to our notice to pay taxes, we have to send dholwallas to beat drums in front of the house of those defaulters. And it looks like a safe bet," said Deep Mathur, chief spokesperson of the MCD.

The Delhi authorities have a fallback for their deaf tax deadbeats, or for those who just dig that crazy rhythm:

"In the last two weeks, over 100 defaulters have paid their tax and we will continue our drive. But if defaulters still do not respond to it, MCD will auction their properties," Mathur told IANS.

This could be effective, but between the National Treasury Employees Union and OSHA, it could never work. The NTEU would require that preference be given to non-rythmic union members who'd been laid off from positions in closed service centers, with extra points for the transgendered handicapped. Once qualified, no drummer could ever be required to keep the beat. And OSHA would require that the drums be on wheels and muffled to prevent back injuries and hearing loss.

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