Quote: (02-14-2017 01:49 PM)SamuelBRoberts Wrote:
What kind of bullshit Kafkaesque crap is this? I'm about ready to go full AnCap here. I'd rather live in fucking Somalia than try to deal with a government that demands things from you and then doesn't even know what the hell it's asking for.
Wow, we must have talked to the same woman. After explaining to her that I had my bank account configured to mail them checks automatically and asking a question about the timing of the last check, she put me on hold for a few minutes.
When she returned, she accused me of claiming to have a direct debit agreement, which did not exist. I had to explain to her, very patiently, that I did not say anything of the kind: they do not direct debit my account, my bank issues a paper check.
"In our terminology," she says, "that would be a direct debit, and that's not what you're doing. You're mailing us a check."
I don't know why, but that just filled me with rage. "It has nothing to do with my arrangement. The IRS is not a party to it. It's also not relevant to my question. Do not bring this up again. My only narrow question is..."
Her answer was wrong, but smug, and it became clear that she was arguing about the payment arrangement because she didn't understand my question and thought she could change the subject to something she thought she did understand. Ended up hanging up and calling back.
Hidey-ho, RVFerinos!