LongHairGal: I knew these people personally, and the details. This employer had done this to all his jw employees, so lots of proof for me. I saw the documents from the IRS. I know many sad stories, about how jw employers treated their fellow believers this way. I vowed never to work for a jw employer, and I didn't.
Green Handshakes - Taxable income in Australia
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FedUpJW
But then how does that state keep track of items you buy to catch you not paying that tax?
In my state it is pretty much the same thing. The state relies upon the honesty of their citizens. It is disgusting the number of JW's, the most honest citizens alive according to them, that even if they know about this law refuse to honor it.
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LongHairGal
BLONDIE:
I always wondered if people who worked for Witnesses were happier or better off.
Well now I know they were not better off - in fact quite the contrary. I am glad I always worked for secular employers.
And, again, those Witnesses who worked for themselves who did not declare all they made, hurt themselves in the long run.. Social Security payouts are based on what was reported! I guess this was a rude awakening for many JWs. Too many Witnesses had/have piss poor practical knowledge about finances and how the world works. Now, many are getting a crash course late in the game!
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blondie
I think those jws who defraud think they won't get caught and if they do within the congregation, some jws feel it is taught by the WTS that a jw can't sue another jw. I think some are very aware of the financial gain for themselves and have no empathy for the jw they defrauded. But then the WTS if they catch someone like the accounts servant taking money from the donations, he will be dealt with by the WTS directly. Never steal money from the WTS! " WT 1973 "Thus, for example, one who defrauded his Christian brother or who failed to provide materially for his wife and children would find himself outside the congregation if he did not repent.—1 Tim. 5:8.
The injured party could thereafter decide whether legal action should be taken in an attempt to force the guilty one, now disfellowshiped, to rectify matters. Of course, the injured party would want to take into consideration whether it would be worth the time and expense as well as whether the congregation could still come into disrepute by bringing to public attention the actions of one of its former members"
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Sea Breeze
This image demonstrates the proper way for JW's to discreetly perform a green handshake:
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blondie
When my husband was appointed elder, he came back after the elders' meeting with the circuit overseer at the circuit assembly; told me he saw elders slipping money to the circuit overseer. He was stunned. Got him to thinking; all the things he saw elders do made him to eventually leave.
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fulano
@Notformer
”Would it be $100 here and there per congregation, or would it be multiple envelopes stuffed with cash?”
it all depends on when and where. In our assignment in a third world country you would get nothing at all, besides from some family abroad.
When back to an international assembly in your home country paid by the society the folks would invite you to their congregations to tell experiences. Sometimes we would leave the meeting with 200 US in the pocket.
Then we were invited to work at Brooklyn on a temporary basis. Some brothers wanted us at their meetings for talks or experiences. I felt ashamed when at a congregation with mostly African American brothers and sisters, the most kind, warm and friendly I had ever met, I went home stuffed with dollars.
