On July 13, 2011, in a letter titled “I\u2019ll believe it when I see it.” I eloquently stated that I wouldn\u2019t believe my tax return would be here before Christmas. This was in response to the Lt. Governor’s statement that all checks would be issued prior to December so everyone would have a great Christmas. Well, lo and behold, it isn\u2019t. I don\u2019t want to be the one that said, \u201cI told you so,\u201d but I told you so. I know it\u2019s four weeks before Christmas, but I have been in contact with Finance and the Governor’s Office on a regular basis in the past two weeks. I have discovered it won\u2019t be at least three to four more weeks before I get my check and that is if I\u2019m lucky. It may take another year and a half to get my check again. Oh no, I\u2019m not having my sweet little angel-faced darling Alexis\u2019s Christmas ruined again. Finance told me that they haven\u2019t even finished March\u2019s filings yet and it\u2019s almost Dec. 1. I have pleaded, begged, wrote letters, described my situation, and nothing. So here is my Christmas wish to everyone:<\/p>\n
It’s Christmas time, The greatest gift Alexis will get this year will be a bowl of rice. Why do I have to tell her this every night? No gifts from no rebates two years in a row? I don’t want to say it, but I told you so. Does the government care it\u2019s Christmastime at all? Here\u2019s to the Gov.:<\/p>\n Raise a glass for everyone Keith Brooks<\/strong> On July 13, 2011, in a letter titled “I\u2019ll believe it when I see it.”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters-to-the-editor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThere’s a need to be afraid.
\nAt Christmas time,
\nWe were promised our tax rebate.
\nBut for so many there will be no joy,
\nWith no tax rebates
\nBefore Christmastime.
\nBut say a prayer,
\nPray for the other ones.
\nAt Christmastime,
\nIt\u2019s hard when there is none.
\nThere\u2019s a world outside your window,
\nAnd it\u2019s a world of dread and fear,
\nas with so many needing to leave here.
\nThe only water flowing this year,
\nWill be the bitter sting of tears.
\nAnd the Christmas bells that ring here,
\nWill be the clanging chimes of doom.
\nWell tonight thank God,
\nit\u2019s them instead of you.
\nAnd there won\u2019t be snow in our house,
\nThis Christmastime.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSpare a thought this yuletide for the deprived
\nIf the table was turned would you survive?
\nHere\u2019s to them, the ones being oppressed
\nYou don’t have to feel sorrow just selflessness
\nGive a little help to the helpless
\nDo they care it\u2019s Christmastime at all?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDandan, Saipan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"