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 Fired For Telling the Truth!JosephAs the property tax assessor, I represented the equitable taxation of all taxpayers within our city. When asked questions by the local newspaper regarding the fairness of the tax structure, I provided honest and accurate answers. When my boss, read the newspaper article he fired me. He stated the article was unflattering to him and suggested I should not have told the truth. After firing me, he ordered a media smear campaign that ruined my professional career. Under mounting taxpayer pressure, he finally had to resign. A jury and a appeals court later determined he had knowingly violated my First Amendment rights. That was nearly eight-years later and I had no chance of returning to my profession. |
      
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