by frankiespeakin 33 Replies latest watchtower scandals
What say you about thier comming audit? These guys arn't that clever they been using this cover for too long and now their goose is cooked, I'm thinking some serious violations are in the making for this greedy corporate CEOs /Governing Body/Faithful and Discreet Slave.
Of course I could be wrong, but I think their Goose Is Cooked!
http://www.englishforums.com/English/OriginMeaningCookGoose/zggmx/post.htm
I wonder if they will have any whistleblowers there in the accounting department? Now that would be a very interesting scenerio, I doubt that the WT would even disfellowship such a person for fear of the trouble it would bring on them.
I hope its not just wishfull thinking on your part frankiespeakin
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I can't deny that it isn't wishful thinking, none the less I feel that these clowns have been operating pretty much as they please, without anybody ever checking their books probably for longer that 3 or 4 Overlapping Governing Body Generations, I'm sure this type of freedom from the tax man has made them rather bold and sloppy just like their bible interpetations. I'm thinking they got a lot to make Jehvah very very sad when they get audited.
They should have followed Jesus advice: "Pay back Caesar's things(printed money) to Caesar" all you greedy sons of bitches.
Lets give it up for the Taxman:
frankiespeakin - "I'm sure this type of freedom from the tax man has made them rather bold and sloppy..."
Hmm; hadn't considered that.
Makes sense, though; the leadership of authoritarian regimes do tend to start thinking they're untouchable, and as a result, often start making really stoopid decisions.
This one is for the Watchtower's parading around to be in a charitable education work: Just Anther Brick In The Wall:
I guess after the audit we will find out where the money is going then they will be transparent and no longer able to hide behind the fact that they are a religion and do not need to have open books. That is about to change. No more 'take are word for it' about what is happening to all the money collected and thru real estate liquidation.
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20131115/charitable-giving/#?insight[search_id]=5743e346-64e0-4341-a44d-6dd23942f909&insight[search_result_index]=12
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If you gamble, you eventually lose.
frankiespeakin - "Lets give it up for the Taxman."
I know, right?
Don't f**k with the IRS, man...
...these are the guys who took down Capone.
