http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Cash-strapped-governments-ramping-up-tax-collection-efforts-1277126-105384353.html
This just slays the crap out of me, they're broke but they can afford to hire a collection agency.
"This year I sent my people out to collect some vehicles, and they came back and said the properties had been abandoned," O'Leary said. "That had never occurred in Arlington in all the years I'd been treasurer, and it was really sobering to hear that."
In Fairfax County, Department of Tax Administration Director Kevin Greenlief said his agency was relying more on collection agencies to handle delinquent payments, and has a number of additional collection weapons in its arsenal.
