White House defaults on bills. "The check is in the mail."

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Crosshair

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I was talking to my brother today over easter dinner. Aparently when Bush came to Fargo ND in Febuary, the company my brother works for was contracted to do the tech work. (They are a lights, sound, special effects, etc company.) The bill came to about $67,000. They are now a month overdue and have not paid a red cent. My brother gets to call the White House and demand payment for services rendered. :) The WH guy is making excuses that a college student would use, "The check is in the mail". (Yes they used that one.) They will probably send the bill to collections this week. I think the quality of the presidents apearances in US cities will be going down soon. I wonder what happens when you send the White House to collections for non payment. :confused: I'm trying to get my brother to give me a *censored* copy of the bill to *leak* onto the internet, but he won't. :(

I wish I was making this up, but I am not. This is something that happens to wanabe rappers, not the White house. I guess our national budget problems are more serious than we thought. :eek:
 
I doubt that's anything new. Government entities are famous for waiting at least 90 days before even thinking about paying up, at least in Illinois.
 
Government agencies at all levels are well-known for being slow pay. It has nothing to do with The White House. It goes through standard channels and procedures, as it must. If your brother's company really does send the bill out to collections before 90 days have passed they're making the collection agency a gift of its fee.
 
I sopose, but the contract said that payment would be made WITHIN 30 DAY'S. His employer is now on credit hold with his suppliers because they can't pay the bills. I know it is kind of the companies fault for allowing that to happen, but the owner is getting the last laugh. He is having fun knowing that they will pay through the nose next time they need his services as he is practicly the only company in the area with the hardware and personel needed for such projects.

I talked to my brother about it and I was wrong Robert Hairless, he isn't going to send the bill to collections. The boss WANTS to send the bill to collections, but doesn't want to loose money by paying the collection fee.
 
This happens at all levels of gov't. It's sometimes caused by: the sheer amount of contracts needing attention (if you are 99.9% on time with 10,000 contracts, someone still gets screwed); bureaucracy; some paying late habitually to get a bit of "free financing" from holding theirs longer; or a combination of the above.
 
Crosshair said:
the contract said that payment would be made WITHIN 30 DAYS
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I have my doubts about this one. I've never seen a .gov contract that has "NET 30" terms. My company currently has a small contract that is "NET 75."
 
I agree with the above statements but (Iwould think that) if you make enough stink by going to a senator, rep. or by giving them a lot of bad press then they will miraculously speed up. But p*ss off the wrong guy in the bureacracy it could get "lost".
 
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