It only feels that way because that is the way it is!!!
"Backups at Registry create off-road rage; Lines are shorter but waits are longer after cuts" by Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | August 21, 2010
WATERTOWN MALL — Since 2008, when state belt-tightening translated to staff cuts at the Registry, wait times have jumped more than 40 percent, even as the number of transactions conducted in person — rather than online at the Registry’s website — has dropped by 20 percent, according to Registry statistics. The lines may be shorter, but they are moving more slowly.
Government doing what it does best!
Well worth the tax buck, isn't it?
In July, the average wait statewide was just under 27 minutes. That’s far longer than it was five years ago, when waits dipped under 10 minutes following a focused, well-financed effort to improve customer service.
You mean when we had a Republican running things?
The Registry is a frequent punching bag, commonly held up as a symbol of red tape and public-sector surliness, and nearly everyone has a nightmarish story of confusion and delay.
The reputation is well-earned.
Criticism has intensified since the registry closed eight branches last year and hiked fees in recent months.
WTF are you paying for, Massachusetts taxpayers?
The controversy entered the political fray last spring when Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker slammed the Patrick administration for subjecting residents to longer waits at greater expense.
“This is not how state government is supposed to work,’’ Baker said in a recent interview, adding that residents around the state have shared their gripes with him about waits as long as two hours. “People feel they are paying more and getting less.’’
What are they supposed to do, serve the people?
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!
Feels like they SERVE THEMSELVES more than anyone else!
"Home values down, but tax bills rise; Struggling homeowners feel the pinch as Mass. communities try to make ends meet" by Matt Carroll and Stephanie S. Daly, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent | August 22, 2010
Despite dropping home values, Massachusetts property tax bills continued to rise last year.
Revenue-hungry cities and towns, looking for money to pay for new buildings and to maintain services, have continued to push up local taxes, often asking voters to approve property tax overrides even as real estate values drop further.
The double whammy of lower home values and higher taxes — a phenomenon that has hit Massachusetts homeowners for several years — frustrates taxpayers as they endure the rocky economy....
How are you "enduring" through this alleged recovery, readers?
“We still have a large number of foreclosures in the city, which impacts the values of homes,’’ when they sell at lower prices by lenders eager to get out of the real estate business, said Mayor Linda M. Balzotti of Brockton. This is the second cycle of foreclosures the city has endured, she said. The first was caused by sub-prime mortgages. This cycle largely stems from homeowners who have lost their jobs or are underemployed.
“We still haven’t quite leveled out yet, but I’m hopeful we will shortly,’’ she said....
I've been told booming recovery for three quarters until the slowdown, blah, blah.
Related: Things Are Tough All Over in Massachusetts
Also see: Boston Globe Takes Care of Business
How much cash you sitting on, reader?
The downturn has hit the rich as well....
Yeah, right, the poor rich who are the only ones who made money during this Grand Depression.
--more--"Related: Memory Hole: Massachusetts' State Budget
Mass. State Budget: Screwing Cities and Towns
Just reminding you where those raised taxes are (or are not) going, dear fellow citizen.
