We can always expect to be lied to where money is concerned. I've been through it with Dept. of Water & Power for 2 years & after I contacted the Mayor with proof of their FRAUDULENT BILLING & FRAUDULENT METER READINGS, they had to pay huge fines & the Mayor's office forced them to not bill me for ANYTHING FOR 2 YEARS. Thieves don't always hang around dark parking lots - many work in offices.
The L.A. Tax Collector's office tried to raise my property taxes on my house's reassessed value after my parents died by trying to turn the change of ownership into a sale, & also tried to make us pay fines & interest for
"Past Due Property Taxes." They put liens on my house & demanded over $32,000.00 plus fines, penalties & interest, even though our probate attorney repeatedly sent them the proper legal forms that specifically said a property passed down to blood relatives cannot be reassessed.
They Tax Collector KNEW this & still tried to collect fines, penalties, etc. FOR THREE YEARS, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THEY HAD NO LEGAL BASIS. They just wanted to rip me off & they thought they could intimidate me into paying by threatening to take our house from us.
I phoned the tax office & tried to communicate with them politely & the moron told me,
"Just pay it & if we find that you didn't owe it, we'll give you a refund." Yeah....they'll tie me up with huge legal fees & it will take years of litigation.
I told them they were the worst criminal scum. Then I wrote to the council person in my district AND the Mayor. Last week, (just before I wrote to the Governor) I received a notice from the Tax Office that the Lien has been lifted. Well.......they tried their best.........
I have a souvenir - a 1-foot high stack of tax bills, lien notices & threats to "Sell my house at auction" if I don't pay.
When you mess with the best, you lose like the rest.
Yeah..... I'm quite familiar with scare tactics.
"You must get the vaccine or you'll lose your job & your doctor won't see you."
"You must get the vaccine to protect others." (even though they already admitted the vaccine does not prevent transmission to others)
"You must get the vaccine or you'll get sick & die - or end up in one of those (imaginary) meat trucks in hospital parking lots."
"You must believe everything we tell you - without questioning."