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  US Entitlement Programs At Glance

  by Scott77 in

  1. social
  2. current

  1. thirty-nine percent of adults who make more than $100,000 have used entitlement benefits at one point, compared with 70 percent of people who make less than $30,000, according to the pew study.. 2.. the average monthly food stamp benefit is $133.42 for an individual, according to the department of agriculture, which administers the program.

  the rate is highest in hawaii ($213.65) and lowest in minnesota ($115.98).

  in fiscal year 2012, 46.6 million people (in 22.3 million households) received food stamps, and the federal government spent $74.6 billion on the program that year.. 3. .

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  Hortensia

  Scott -- what is the source of your information in the first post?
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  US Entitlement Programs At Glance

  by Scott77 in

  1. social
  2. current

  1. thirty-nine percent of adults who make more than $100,000 have used entitlement benefits at one point, compared with 70 percent of people who make less than $30,000, according to the pew study.. 2.. the average monthly food stamp benefit is $133.42 for an individual, according to the department of agriculture, which administers the program.

  the rate is highest in hawaii ($213.65) and lowest in minnesota ($115.98).

  in fiscal year 2012, 46.6 million people (in 22.3 million households) received food stamps, and the federal government spent $74.6 billion on the program that year.. 3. .

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  Hortensia

  It would be nice if employees and employers split the cost of unemployment insurance -- which is not an entitlement -- it would maybe be more fair to employers. Employers don't decide who gets unemployment benefits. They can lodge a protest if they disagree with a decision from the unemployment board, but they don't get to make the final decision.

  I paid into Social Security my whole working life. I don't see it as an entitlement. I paid into Medicare, too, although I don't qualify for that yet.

  The government has to do something -- either create jobs so people can buy their own health insurance, pay their own rent, etc., or help out the poorest folks.
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  How Long has it Been since you Last Attended Meetings and What Caused...

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ..... you to stop attending ?

  injustices ?

  disagree with the teachings ?

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  Hortensia

  Not sure any more, I think it was Feb. 1982 when I quit going, or soon after that. I was severely depressed (pioneering can do that to a person) and just gave up. Saw a bumper sticker that said, "Since I gave up hope, I feel better." It turned out to be true! The bumper sticker helped; one of the last talks I attended was about the difference between a spiritual man and a fleshly man -- that convinced me I was birdfood right there. No point in trying to get their approval any more.

  Counseling helped enormously. Distance helped quite a bit, too.
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  AUSTRALIA: January 11, 2013 - Terms of Reference for Child Abuse Royal Commission

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  letters patent.

  elizabeth the second, by the grace of god queen of australia and her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth:.

  the honourable justice peter david mcclellan am,.

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  Hortensia

  It's very detailed and comprehensive, isn't it? I am particularly interested in items b and c:

  b. what institutions and governments should do to achieve best practice in encouraging the reporting of, and responding to reports or information about, allegations, incidents or risks of child sexual abuse and related matters in institutional contexts;

  c. what should be done to eliminate or reduce impediments that currently exist for responding appropriately to child sexual abuse and related matters in institutional contexts, including addressing failures in, and impediments to, reporting, investigating and responding to allegations and incidents of abuse;

  You could not describe what religious institutions do regarding reports of pedophilia as "best practice." It will be very interesting to see "best practice" defined, and then see how institutions like the wtbts respond.
  Can you think of any institution that does NOT cover up allegations of child abuse until forced to face the issue? Well, maybe schools and doctors report the problem responsibly nowadays. Can't think of any other institutions that act responsibly in this regard.
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  What Was Your "Status" Within The Organization?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  were you a sought after associate?.

  were you often invisible?.

  did other witnesses view you as "exemplary"?.

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  Hortensia

  oh well, I guess I was at the bottom of the heap. Single pioneer woman, poor and meaningless within in the cong. Although I had some friends, of course once I disappeared, not much contact.
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  I sent postcards to some JWs at my old KH today.

  by moshe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you know the typicial big postcards that we floridians like to send to folks up north in the winter- palm trees, beaches, girls in bikinis--.

  i haven't talked to these two brothers since when i left the kh (in 1988).

  i just wanted them to know i turned out better than fine, with a nice retirement and a new family.

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  Hortensia

  You are very funny! Is it all right for me to copy the image?
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  What Was Your "Status" Within The Organization?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  were you a sought after associate?.

  were you often invisible?.

  did other witnesses view you as "exemplary"?.

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  Hortensia

  it hardly matters if you had status of some sort in a cult, eh? At least it doesn't matter to me.

  I notice that sometimes folks on JWN seem to still regard former elders and Bethelites as somehow important because of their former roles in the org.
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  New Beginnings

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this week monday i started my new job.

  initially i didn't have much to do and was left alone in an office for 3 days.

  i felt very isolated and uncomfortable.

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  Hortensia

  Hang in there, the job will get better. Good luck with all your plans
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  One experience in our old Kingdom Hall that still HAUNTS me

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the following is a true experience and my daughter gojira101 will verify that it happened to her.

  an experience from our family's past that still haunts me and started my questioning whether this is the true organization of god or not.. my daughter, who has always been a good kid, never gave us any problems [she's an adult now] started regular pioneering.

  within a few weeks of her starting, she fell on a steep hill and tore open her knee and had to have several stitches.

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  Hortensia

  Welcome - glad to have you and your family here.
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  What's Your Favorite Comfort Food?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this weekend i had the most delicious chicken pie filled with white meat, a few veggies, gravy and the chicken pie had a hard crust, not puff pastry.

  yum!

  that with a soft wheat roll and butter......

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  Hortensia

  Coffee -- a nice cup of good coffee with cream, no sugar.

  Pasta with marinara sauce and Italian sausages

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