Return to Sender
April 28th, 2011
By B.J. Reyes
By B.J. Reyes
Only $1,299,999,820.90 to go!
According to a post on Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s website, a Big Island woman who recently served jury duty returned her check to the state, saying the government needed the money more than she did.
Ahualoa resident Carol Salisbury Culbertson returned her check for $179.10, with a note that read in part:
“… I have decided to return it to the State of Hawaii as the state needs it more than I do during this current budget crisis. It may not be much, but hopefully every little bit helps!”
When contacted, the governor’s office said Culbertson told them:
“I was born and raised in Hawaii. We’re in trouble right now financially and I got that check and I thought, ‘I don’t need this, but the state does.’”
Read the full post here.
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Political Radar
April 28th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Unimpressive. I’m sure she’s a nice lady and all, but . . . that $179.10’s only gonna get mismanaged; we talking the state with money here, worse than a teen with $1,000.
Keep your jury duty money, keep your refunds . . . whatever you use it, whether on you or for your family for a good, clean, legal time, that’s about the state’s debt’s + the national debt’s times more than how ya’ll gov’ment would use it.