Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:<\/p>\n
First half property taxes are due May 15th. When I arrived at work this morning, customers were already lined up outside, waiting for the doors to open at 8 AM.<\/p>\n
Retail stores open at midnight on Thanksgiving to serve customers. Banks are open on weekends to serve customers. Why aren’t we having extended hours when we know demand will be heavy?<\/p>\n
Why doesn’t government have customer service?<\/p>\n
Joe Doakes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It doesn’t need it.\u00a0 While in the private sector “Service” means, well, service, in government it’s a euphemism for “showing the proles who’s boss”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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