Taxed by an unnecessary trip

I'm sitting at the bank on this nasty, rainy morning, waiting at the drive-thru (that's how they spell it) to deposit my state tax refund when it occurs to me that there really is no reason for me to do this. Or, rather, there shouldn't be. The IRS offers direct deposit, as does NJ Unemployment. Why the state Treasury doesn't I just can't fathom.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet