And apparently everyone is okay with this...

The title of this post is in reference to this article, which discusses how Bridgewater, NJ spent $17,000 on legal and court fees to defend a $5 charge on a resident. Yeah... those numbers are correct. Tom Coulter filed a complaint with the New Jersey Government Record Council stating that he should have only had to pay the cost of the CD* (a recording of a city hall meeting), and not the $5 that he was actually charged. So, to defend their overcharging of City Hall CDs, Bridgewater paid upwards of $14,000 for their own legal fees to defend the case AND paid $3,500 to Coulter for his legal fees AND refunded him $4.04 for the price of the CD.

All Bridgewater had to do was refund the man his money, and they could have saved over $17,000 and a lot of headaches. But, instead, they chose to defend their profits, only to prove themselves as foolish and silly. I suppose this is kind of what karma is like? Regardless, this is what America has become-- greedy, money hungry, and selfish. God bless the USA, right? Well, we could use all the prayers we can get. (and I don't believe in god)

*Who buys a City Hall CD?

Hey guys, check out this stellar new album I picked up. Oh yeah, what's it called? It's called Bridgewater City Hall. It's really post-modern. Like post-post-modern. You gotta really open your mind to get the message it's conveying. Oh wow, that's super heavy, man. Yeah, I know.

Or what if you were going on a road trip with a friend and that's the CD he/she brought with them to play in the car. I imagine that would be the most boring road trip.