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  $15.00 minimum wage

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  while we are talking about economic stimulus i thought i’d bring up the $15 minimum wage.

  pros and cons?.

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  Raising the minimum wage is never in isolation.

  While it may seem great for those making the minimum to raise their standard of living, employers make-up for increased expenses by increasinging prices and/or reducing the number of employees working each shift so less people are forced to do more work.

  Employees that had already advanced to higher paying jobs through experience and additional responsibilities, suddenly find new hires with no experience or knowledge will make the same or sometimes more than they are making, so they too want an increase well above minimum to compensate.

  This all happened in my province when the minimum rate was increased substantially.
  

  Now with the cost of everything higher as a result, those receiving the new higher minimum rate, often find they are now no better off and often worse off (fewer paid hours) than before the minimum rate was increased.
  
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  Looking back a year at Covid

  by pistolpete in

  1. social
  2. current

  march of last year covid was declared a pandemic that would take hundreds of millions of lives world wide.. here are the facts after a year.. the world population is 7,800,000,000 (billions).

  114,770,269 millions of people have caught the virus as of today.

  aprox 91 million recovered from the virus,.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRfFiGC-FA&ab_channel=AttractPassion
  
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  The Cancel Culture Is Alive And Well

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you don’t support certain ideas or beliefs, you may find yourself on the losing end in business, money matters, and community.

  curt schilling, a former red sox player who is conservative today reported how his insurance company suddenly dropped him even though he was an excellent consumer with them because of his “ views”.

  he was marked by those in charge and evidently was told by the rep he knew that they didn’t like his political views.

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  Is it possible that the media wants a civil war to stay in business? Last I heard, CNN was going to be sold off because it's not making profits anymore.
  

  What will CNN, MSNBC etc have to fill their time with once Trump is no longer President?
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  Do You Support Trump Being Impeached Again?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it looks like it can happen again and i suspect if it does happen, the senate will not convict either because they can’t convict him since it’s after his presidency or simply because they don’t have sufficient votes..

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  Impeachment is only an accusation. Unless investigated and proven there is sufficient evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors to lead to formal charges and a conviction, he is not disqualified to hold office.

  I suspect Pelosi is hoping this time there will be sufficient Senate support for charges and a conviction to disqualify in 2024.

  They are afraid of Trump and his support base so they will attempt anything they can to emasculate him and destroy his support base.

  Seems odd there were plans posted on social media in advance of Jan 6 about a siege on the Capital, yet neither FBI nor US defense reported that to the President, Congress or Capital Police.

  Also odd that the Capital had so few Police on-duty on the day there was to be a joint session to review highly controversial election results on the same day as a large rally which was likely to protest outside the Capital building.

  Apparently, those that broke-in did not attend the Trump rally but were already doing so before the rally was completed and before the crowd departed for the Capital.

  I have heard there has been photos showing Capital Police holding doors open for invaders to enter and I've seen photos showing Capital Police posing for selfies with some of those that entered. It seems many who entered, may have thought they were on a tour which is why they were calm and remained within the roped areas.
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  Prediction: What Will Happen To Trump Now That Biden Will Be President?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think he will have to deal with the attorney general of new york amongst other things.

  i do think he will not simply go away quietly ..

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  I suspect Democrats (and many Republicans), will continue to attempt to demonize and punish Trump, for interfering and placing at risk their opportunities for personal gain from influence bribes and money syphoning they have come to rely on. From the start, Trump has been feared and has since showed many within the political community to be reptiles.

  Demonization will also set an obvious example of what will happen to anyone else similar to Trump that may have been considering running for President.

  In addition, perhaps they think they can cause Trump to feel there will be little potential for reelection in 2024 so he won't bother trying. Not only would that demoralize his established support base, but will also provide opportunity for fellow Republicans that are planning to run for President in 2024 that would not otherwise run if he is the Republican candidate.

  Those that think Trump will throw-in-the-towel, haven't been paying attention. When he meets opposition, he has proven he will double down and will be further energized to push-back, go around or climb over whatever is in his way.
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  Today is the last day for JW`s to sign up for the Redress Scheme.? ARC

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hi,friends , i doubt that the jehovah`s witnesses will sign up and in one way it is a good thing because it will bring reproach on the name of god and his supposed organization, if the govts.are true to theire word they should name and shame them.

  for not signing up.. one of the reasons for not signing up is because they do not share interfaith with other christian religions.. however they seem to have no problem selling their kh`s to christendoms religions .?.

  but if any member of the jw`s has any dealings with another church you will be brought before the judicial committee to explain yourself and maybe end up disfellowshipped.. if ,and i don`t beleive there will be any persecution ,but if it did occur it would be because they brought it upon themselves ..

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  It's too late for the reproach concern. WT caused reproach by not acknowledging the problem, attempting to cover it-up and by not cooperating with authorities such as the Royal commission. WT is now the example of the worst organization which is least Godlike.

  If WT wanted to promote itself as God's true organization, it would have early on acknowledged the problem and have taken a leadership role in development of policies and procedures to correctly deal with the situation as a shining example to the world.
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  Has anyone contested a Will and WON????

  by cha ching in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  my jw mom just died last week, about 6 1/2 months after my non jw dad died (dehydration, starvation, imo) i was the executor of that will.

  before a month had passed of his death, my dad & mom's will was changed.

  i didn't know until she died.

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  Seek a lawyer that specializes in Wills & Estates law. If asked, most lawyers will say they do wills & Estates but you really need a lawyer immersed in this area of law, not a lawyer that prepares a couple dozen wills in a year.
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  Has anyone contested a Will and WON????

  by cha ching in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  my jw mom just died last week, about 6 1/2 months after my non jw dad died (dehydration, starvation, imo) i was the executor of that will.

  before a month had passed of his death, my dad & mom's will was changed.

  i didn't know until she died.

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  Further to JeffT's comments, the 3rd reason to Contest is proof that your mother was unduly influenced (threatened/forced) into making someone a beneficiary that she otherwise would not name or leave the same proportion of her estate to.

  Suspecting something occuring is not the same as proving.
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  Not very good publicity for the corvid vaccine.

  by wasone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a critical care nurse at chattanooga's memorial hospital bites the dust 17 minutes after taking the covid shot while being interviewed thursday on live tv.

  in all fairness, she later said this happens to her often after experiencing pain.

  just saying this is not the press the vaccine needs right now.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnzbaclpfs4.

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  'Bites the dust' usually means the person died.

  The title of the video clarifies she fainted which is further supported by your comment 'she later said ...'
  
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  Who owns the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  actually no one does.. i know this is a concept that can be hard for some to grasp, considering all other forms of organizations like sole proprietorship, general partnership, an llc, or a for profit corporation.

  these organizations are created legally for the simple purpose of making a profit.. but unlike a for profit corporation,---- a nonprofit corporation is formed to carry out-.

  whether that be religious, educational, charitable, scientific or other qualifying purpose.

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  Profit or not, every corporation has shareholders or Directors who will effectively act as the corporation's owners. The shareholders hold voting rights over how the corporation is operated and whether it continues to exist.

  If there were no shareholders, how would a corporation President/CEO become appointed? Someone cannot just walk into an existing company and declare they are now President and add their name to bank accounts and other legal documents without the authority of those who are deemed to already hold legal authority as owners/directors.