Need a stamp?: Late taxes "a matter of getting a bill in the mail"

The Star Tribune picks up on yesterday's Politico story in Candidate was late with property taxes, report says. Davis is elaborating on his "oversight":

Davis said Wednesday night that while he hasn't yet reviewed his tax records, he knows he has been late in paying taxes in the past and called it "an unfortunate oversight" for which he has no good excuse.

"I wish it hadn't happened, but I also emphasize that this wasn't a refusal to pay taxes, it was a matter of getting a bill in the mail, of not recognizing that it was a bill, and not paying it," he said.

Davis doesn't think it's important:

"It's the rare individual that hasn't missed a payment. . ."

We suspect that individuals who miss payments regularly and repeatedly are actually fairly rare. He then goes on to excuse himself by noting that his employer had once handled the matter for him:

Before 2003, Davis said, he and his wife used a system set up through work to have their property taxes automatically paid before the twice-a-year deadlines of May 15 and Oct. 15. That system was changed, he said, setting them up for the late payments.

"My wife and I are now reminded that it might be good to return to that status," he said.

That only took five years.

Image: Brian Davis has the money-- guess he just doesn't have the stamps to mail his payments. We know he doesn't like government much, but we recommend the Post Office.