The State of Hawai’i faces a $100-$400M budget deficit this year. Why then have they not cashed the income tax check I wrote to them on April 19? This is not to say it was large enough to cover the deficit, but still. I’ve had this kind of problem with checks to government agencies before, and I don’t understand it. After all, the first rule of cash management is “make the deposit,” at least in every business I’ve ever worked for. Dummies.
What’s a body to believe? Three headlines from Biospace today: Drinking Gives Pause To Thinking (BBC News), Too Much Booze Damages Key Hormones (HealthScout), and A Drink A Day Improves Overall Heart Health (Reuters).