Posted on 02/28/2018 12:17:50 PM PST by nickcarraway
We’re from the government and we’re here to bust you for your good deeds.
She was hiding income to keep her welfare going
There are laws and then there are damn laws. I’ll let you decide which category this one falls into.
Reminds me of an island in Maine that had a taxi service. It wasn’t doing well (not enough tourists, I guess) and so the island subsidized the taxi service — a little money forcibly extracted from the citizens and given to the taxi company made the business sustainable.
Then some college kid set up a competing taxi service. And he didn’t even charge for it. He took tips from people, but that was it. He got a lot of business. He was doing very well for himself.
Then the first taxi company went to the island and demanded that the second taxi company (the successful, unsubsidized one) be shut down. Of course, the island complied. Everyone got screwed except the unprofitable taxi company. Yippee.
Hiding income? If she was charging $10/round trip she was probably losing money on the trips, and probably making less than minimum wage. She was obviously doing this as a public service, and probably only took a nominal amount from patients who wanted to pay to make them feel better.
Meanwhile rape and robberies are rampant in London. Bad show lads. Bad show.
No good deed goes unpunished.......
I was just thinking that... yeah, London, got nothing better to do with your police resources?
Dollars to doughnuts, she got ratted out by a cabbie.
This is a good deal for a cop. 58-year-old women are rarely dangerous. An easy bust to put on his record. Going after a rapist, robber, mugger, etc.? Now that would involve some risk and effort.
You do public service stuff for free, you don’t charge a set price for it. I doubt she was declaring the income in order to protect her welfare.
Whether she makes money or not is irrelevant. Declare it a business and take the tax write off.
She’s taking money out of the pockets of licensed cabbies and limo drivers. < /union response >
Oh please, she wasn’t making money. That’s not enough to cover costs. Have you ever driven a friend to thee airport? If he gave you a couple bucks for for gas, did you declare it as income? Of course not. It wasn’t income.
Do cabbies and limo drivers give emotional support?
“If she can’t resume her service, some patients may delay needed procedures, he said. “
It’s Canadian Socialized Medicine, that’s the idea. Slow roll them so they die quicker.
Cops - plural. This sounds like some elaborate sting operation. I’m sure some cabbie tipped this department off. Nothing against cabbies but they’re very very protective of their Turf and are willing to use government boots to enforce their territorial rights.
If she was taking any “fare,” I could go along with you. She was only taking patients who had severe medical problems. In addition to the ride, they needed emotional support.
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