Posts by talesin

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What Should the Minimum Wage Be (USA)?

by Village Idiot in

during the gop debates donald trump said that american’s “wages [are] too high” and later said “that having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country” (7:25)..

do you agree and if so why?.

my two cents on this issue; do the math.

talesin

Minimum wage in Canada is $10.00/hour. You can't have a 1BR apt. and eat on that. Something to think about.

Also, I have a friend in Ohio, and she just had back surgery months ago, and another yesterday. There is NO welfare for housing - she cannot work, has no family support (exJW) and gets only food stamps ...coming out of hospital, she will have to couch-surf because there is NO provision for single adults who are disabled and (yes she has applied for federal benefits and the usual denial, had to get a lawyer, etc. ... the usual BS) unless you are a quad or multiple amputee or on your death-bed with cancer, good luck with getting housing!

So, yeah, I don't like our system as it is. (lol, yeah, I'm tired, but ack, I get so bothered by our complacency and attitude of superiority - we live in the BEST society/culture - whatEVER). xx tal

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What Should the Minimum Wage Be (USA)?

by Village Idiot in

during the gop debates donald trump said that american’s “wages [are] too high” and later said “that having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country” (7:25)..

do you agree and if so why?.

my two cents on this issue; do the math.

talesin

ok, so what does work?

Thank you. The reply was honest. I think that things changed when corporations gained a legal identity. Even Henry Ford warned that this was a bad idea.

In Canada, we used to be what I would call a 'socialist democracy' ... government was run by politicians, who answered to the people who elected them. We had a community - and a social contract with the government, that spoke of true democracy "of the people, for the people, by the people". Nowadays, politicians must kow-tow to big business, and corporations dictate policy.

The world definitely needs a quantum shift, towards humanism, rather than capitalism. Medicine for profit - and we call ourselves civilized? Tut, tut!

I'm not saying my thoughts of how it could and should be, are easily achieved, but it's become 'sink or swim'. The information highway has made it possible for ALL poor people to see that we are serfs.

LOL, we are free? More free than those who live in so-called 'third world' countries? Most of us are no more than wage slaves. It's time to wake up. (not to anyone in particular, just the whole western world, haha!) xx tal

PS. That's one point, had a long day, more later! xx

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What Should the Minimum Wage Be (USA)?

by Village Idiot in

during the gop debates donald trump said that american’s “wages [are] too high” and later said “that having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country” (7:25)..

do you agree and if so why?.

my two cents on this issue; do the math.

talesin

LoveUni

I speak of the American Dream as in what it used to be. The Williams sisters are, in the 21st century, an anomaly. It's not the same, and I think you would get that.

When I was young (70s), a university education was attainable for anyone who truly wanted it. It was relatively inexpensive, and many opportunities for scholarships, and also, if one was not inclined to study, work in the trades was also lucrative.

Now, it costs 6 figures to get a four-year degree. The corporations have status equal to 'personhood' in the courts, and large businesses like Wal-Mart and other big-box stores, make it impossible for the small business to make a living.

This is where I see the Dream failing.

Randism - profit at any cost - is destructive. You, surely, have studied philosophy. Capitalism, eventually, implodes - that is just basic. You can't keep taking, and never giving.

We need a new way of looking at life - if we used technology for the greater good, instead of profit, people would NOT be starving. People would not be sick because they can't afford health care. Cures for diseases would "APPEAR", and Big Pharma would lose its revenue from the cancer industry, the depression industry.

Shall we talk about PRISONS and that industry as well?

Please, don't be naive. xx

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What Should the Minimum Wage Be (USA)?

by Village Idiot in

during the gop debates donald trump said that american’s “wages [are] too high” and later said “that having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country” (7:25)..

do you agree and if so why?.

my two cents on this issue; do the math.

talesin

There was a study done in the late 90s, in Canada. It determined that if we got rid of the social welfare system, and all the administrative costs, each Canadian could receive, from birth, $10,000 / year. That's how much it costs to ADMINISTRATE welfare. THe costs of the admin. people, social workers, etc.

So think of that - each working class family would receive $10,000 for each family member. That would be a real secure base for everyone.

The system is set up to benefit those who control it. It's all poppycock, and yes, we may be technologically advanced, but socially? Ahahahaha........... it's all about the money. We don't care about the poor and the sick, as a SOCIETY.

We are far too complacent, and demand little from our governments. Hey, plug in the gaming system and have a go....... it's much easier to do that, and let ourselves be led by the nose.

:(

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What Should the Minimum Wage Be (USA)?

by Village Idiot in

during the gop debates donald trump said that american’s “wages [are] too high” and later said “that having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country” (7:25)..

do you agree and if so why?.

my two cents on this issue; do the math.

talesin

Capitalism, run rampant (ie, Randism) doesn't work. No minimum wage will ever work, because the old network of the 1% controls the system.

We (in the west) have deluded ourselves long enough - the "American Dream" is now a fantasy. Yes, you can scratch your way into a decent wage-bracket, but let's face it. We are mostly just wage slaves, and have the same life as the peasants have always had. It's just in a prettier package, and we can delude ourselves into thinking we are all equal. ahahahaha!

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Did you KNOW Ray and Cynthia or the legal copyright holder? Only a few maybe had limited contact.

by blondie in

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friends

i have known all of them over the last 15 years, talked at length with them, and knew what their wishes were, the copyright holder and spouse spent even more time with them socially and helping them set up their arrangements for when ray and cynthia passed.

i don't believe that anyone else on this board or others was a confidant.

there is no need to prove it to anyone but the copyright office which is satisfied with this.

talesin

LMSA -- tell it like it is, bro! xx *grins*

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The Guardian asks the question: "Are people ever converted by street or doorstep evangelists?" Do you want to answer?

by AndersonsInfo in

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friends

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/27/are-people-ever-converted-by-street-or-doorstep-evangelists.

has anyone ever actually been converted to a different religion by people who knock on the door, hand out leaflets or proselytise in public places?.

kate percival, london e15.

talesin

Thanks for posting this, and DONE. I don't know which number, but comment made. : ))

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Hey ya'll! My first post. Please help. In need of advice/comfort.

by Stepford Wife in

jw
friends

hey ya'll!

i have been lurking for years on this site and others but never had the courage to post anything.

actually i was afraid of posting on an apostate site in the event i was wrong.

talesin

I have no better advice than you are already receiving, so hope this thought is comforting.

You have made the most important step in having a real life - you know the truth. Yes, there will be hardships in fading, and maybe other problems. But it's so much better to live in reality, rather than a false paradise. You are not alone, ever again. xoxo tal

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What was your local needs this week?

by dbq407 in

ours was on making use of phone witnessing and letter writing.

both ineffective and wastes of time.

another local cong.

talesin

Better snow removal, more efficient transit, and ....... oh, you meant in the JW way. OOPS! : P

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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?

by Hidethevelociraptors in

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friends

if anyone had to guess, what do you think the average age of the community actually is?.

are more millennials actually waking up or is it pretty even amongst previous generations as well?

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talesin

One thing I have noted in the ex-jw community is that most content is aimed at older generations or is done by older ones. Not so many things done by younger people or in the typical YouTube style for videos. I'm not complaining since these videos are helpful many, it's just something I've noticed.

An idea you have, that could become real .. hmmm? : )

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