My kicker check showed up in the mail today! And it was for $541. Sweet! it will make a nice addition to my saving account.
Every two years Oregon State kicks back to the taxpayers any budget overages more than 2% that were collected. The amount they kick back varies but in the past I don't think I've gotten more than $80.
They say this may be the last kicker for a while, I'm just going to enjoy the fact that I got one this year!
I read somewhere that 1200 checks were accidentally mailed early. The date on the check was effectively post dated. The date on my check is 12/6 so I know mine wasn't one of the early ones.
Yay for money!
Kicker check came!
December 8th, 2007 at 09:12 pm
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But the reality is, it is totally ridiculous to be getting money back from a state where the schools are going steadily downhill, the roadways and bridges need work, we are accosted by the poor on every street corner, and we cannot take care of our mentally ill or our homeless population (often one and the same!) At least the corporate kicker was abolished.
December 12th, 2007 at 02:14 am 1197425643
Also, I'm sort of grrring that I gave the State an interest-free loan, and that I'm grateful just to have the principal back! Kind of Orwellian sometimes...