The one nice thing about living in the corrupt socialist state of Ohio is a that we're are at least surrounded by other corrupt socialist states.
I do work for a nationally recognized restaurant chain and yesterday in a conference call we were informed that the state of Pennsylvania is now seizing the proceeds from unused gift cards.
Now for those that may not know, most states have programs for collecting proceeds on things like uncashed paychecks, dormant bank accounts, rent deposits etc. Usually when the state receives this money they attempt to forward it to the actual beneficiary.
What makes this money grab so ridiculous is that vendors have no idea who is owed this money. As a result, the state just seizes the cash for themselves. In the case of one restaurant, we are talking about $10,000/year.
How can a state justify this arbitrary money grab. The same way it justifies taking some of your wages to pay for someone's food stamps or the same way they take your home to build an office building.
Florida, here I come.
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