Just look at the picture of the defendant. A 94 year old lady who probably does not have a job, money in the bank, nor any means of support. She knew she owed the money, yet had no way to pay it. How come the State could not figure this out? Seems to me that a good State lawyer can just go up to her and ask if she says "no", then the lawyer could look around, scratch his head, and figure it out real quick like. No, the State wants their pound of flesh, but that doesn't make it right. How can a 94 year old woman get a job, get to the job, and probably loose her social security because she'd make more than the minimum allowable according to SS? It is an intolerable system that has no way of showing compassion. How many years does this lady have to live? Probably not many, so why would the State care? They only want their pound of flesh. I'm SHOCKED the SC voted 9-0 in her favor. I figured there would be a split. Good for the compassion on the SC.
in my opinion this is one of the major issues in our society. Not all. lots. lost their abilities to take care of family.
the children will salivate for pennies when they could have stability. Do not know if this lady had family. just saying this is an issue. even if it was a 500 square foot home. Keep her in it. The kids could have kept her happy in the last months of her life.
instead the government takes it and abuses its powers over the people. sick.
She looks pretty good for a 94 year old woman. I do agree with you however, that she shouldn't have to go out and try to find a job. This country is going backward so quickly I don't understand it.
This wasn’t a matter of throwing an elderly woman out of her house when she couldn’t pay. Tyler had moved into assisted living and the condo was sitting empty; ideally she would have sold it herself instead of letting it sit accumulating penalties for years.
Edit for those who don’t want to read the entire opinion: “ In 1999, she bought a one-bedroom condominium in Minneapolis and lived alone there for more than a decade. But as Tyler aged, she and her family decided that she would be safer in a senior com- munity, so they moved her to one in 2010. Nobody paid the property taxes on the condo in Tyler’s absence and, by 2015, it had accumulated about $2300 in unpaid taxes and $13,000 in interest and penalties.”
Just look at the picture of the defendant. A 94 year old lady who probably does not have a job, money in the bank, nor any means of support. She knew she owed the money, yet had no way to pay it. How come the State could not figure this out? Seems to me that a good State lawyer can just go up to her and ask if she says "no", then the lawyer could look around, scratch his head, and figure it out real quick like. No, the State wants their pound of flesh, but that doesn't make it right. How can a 94 year old woman get a job, get to the job, and probably loose her social security because she'd make more than the minimum allowable according to SS? It is an intolerable system that has no way of showing compassion. How many years does this lady have to live? Probably not many, so why would the State care? They only want their pound of flesh. I'm SHOCKED the SC voted 9-0 in her favor. I figured there would be a split. Good for the compassion on the SC.
"the State wants their pound of flesh, but that doesn't make it right."
This belongs on a billboard somewhere. Or maybe a thousand bumper stickers.
in my opinion this is one of the major issues in our society. Not all. lots. lost their abilities to take care of family.
the children will salivate for pennies when they could have stability. Do not know if this lady had family. just saying this is an issue. even if it was a 500 square foot home. Keep her in it. The kids could have kept her happy in the last months of her life.
instead the government takes it and abuses its powers over the people. sick.
She looks pretty good for a 94 year old woman. I do agree with you however, that she shouldn't have to go out and try to find a job. This country is going backward so quickly I don't understand it.
This wasn’t a matter of throwing an elderly woman out of her house when she couldn’t pay. Tyler had moved into assisted living and the condo was sitting empty; ideally she would have sold it herself instead of letting it sit accumulating penalties for years.
Edit for those who don’t want to read the entire opinion: “ In 1999, she bought a one-bedroom condominium in Minneapolis and lived alone there for more than a decade. But as Tyler aged, she and her family decided that she would be safer in a senior com- munity, so they moved her to one in 2010. Nobody paid the property taxes on the condo in Tyler’s absence and, by 2015, it had accumulated about $2300 in unpaid taxes and $13,000 in interest and penalties.”
It is not surprising that the ruling was unanimous - you can read the opinion here, and there is zero ideology in the legal logic: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-166_q861.pdf
nicely said