This thread is proof of my long-standing conviction that we desperately need economic/finance classes as a requirement in both high school and college. We end up with people that don't know how to balance their checkbooks or calculate the interest on their credit cards arguing about how the banking system works.
Posts by JeffT
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72Did you know Banks create money out of thin air?
by TerryWalstrom inbanks create money “out of thin air.”empirical studies have been undertaken to prove this thesis and this is the conclusion:.
in the 5,000 year history of banking, banks have been thought of as “deposit taking institutions which lend money”.. 1. what is the legal reality?
banks don’t take deposits and don’t lend money.the public is under this false impression on purpose because the language of banks is not legal language.. so--what is a “deposit”?a deposit is not actually a deposit.
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Watchtower Tax Return
by Tahoe inphoto credit: dallas canadathis is from only one of the corporations and before the recent kh sell offs.
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How could they have liabilities exceeding assets with their business structure. Reputable accountants/attorneys would have never advised the development of the new cult compound
Easy, they didn't listen to the accountants and lawyers.
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For those Genuinely Concerned about Press Freedom
by Simon inour illustrious leader, justin trudeau, has just announced a half a $billion fund that will be given out to "trustworthy" news sources.. of course this will have nothing todo with the fact that there will be a federal election next year and there are plenty of bad things to highlight in the liberals record.
they will obviously dole the money out in a totally impartial manner, even handing funding to reporters that are critical of them and trudeau.
"trustworthy" news sources won't just be a euphemism for "writes positive stories about me, avoids negative ones".
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JeffT
.once he gives a public apology to the president for his obvious disrespect.
He should apologize to the press corps for hogging the mic.
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Explain Your Avatar
by new boy ini know this thread has been done before.
however maybe some of the new comers might like to know.. my avatar is the cover of my first novel "your crazy life.
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JeffT
The picture is me, a couple of years ago. My name really is Jeff Thomas, but for some reason the system here wouldn't let me use the whole name. And I don't care who knows I'm here.
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Watchtower Tax Return
by Tahoe inphoto credit: dallas canadathis is from only one of the corporations and before the recent kh sell offs.
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I am highly suspecious about the authenticity of this document. For starters, tax returns are not publically available in the US. Who or what is "Dallas Canada" and how did they get this? The section at the top about an extension looks photoshopped, its a different font and there is no need for such an addition to a tax return, you just file the document with the IRS by the new due date.
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Should Voters Be Made To Prove They Are Eligible To Vote?
by minimus ini believe that just because someone shows up at the voting booth, it doesn’t automatically qualify them to be legitimate voters.
i think it’s not unreasonable to provide proof that you are qualified..
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If we don't require ID and proof that you can vote legally why even bother with laws about who can vote?
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Elders' new direction.
by lastmanstanding inthere's been a change.
a rather big one.
and the kevin bunkers of the world beware.. jw elders no longer need to "turn the other cheek".. in the governing bastard's desperation, they have given a new directive to elders.
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JeffT
I've been out a long time, maybe something's changed. The vast majority of the elders I knew couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag.
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Favorite Classical Pieces, Sonatas, Concertos, Etudes etc...
by blondie in... filling in holes in my cds.
give me composer, work, key if possible.
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What Are The Differences Between JWs Born In and Converted?
by minimus ini tend to think that many jws who joined the religion in their later years feel foolish or are embarrassed by their decision to become one of jehovah’s witnesses.
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i’m not embarrassed by my years “in the truth “ because i was raised from infancy to believe everything was god’s word and who are we to question jehovah and his organization?
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JeffT
In 1972-73 I got caught up in the 1975 nonsense. It was my senior year in college, I was depressed and had no idea where my life was going. I was very vulnerable, and the local congregation was small and close knit. I liked the people (and probably still would if they would talk to me). Some parts of JW doctrine (neutrality, no trinity, no hell) made sense to me, I thought it was the truth.
My wife converted at about the same time, some members of her family were JW's, but not all. We were married at the Hall in 1974. By about 1980 we knew something was wrong, but it took some time, and a move, to break free.
As noted by others, for both of us it was a return to pre-cult living. My family (totally not religious) and the non-JW parts of her family welcomed us back to the real world. I think the transition was much easier because we had a support system waiting for us.
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Who is the mediator for jehovahs witnesses?
by atomant inlm getting conflicting advice.ls it the 144000 or jesus.l was always under the impression it was jesus.lf its the 144000 then when they pray the jw;s should be praying through the remnant not in jesus christs name but in the 144000;s name..
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JeffT
About ten years ago a couple of JW's showed up at my door, and started in on their spiel. The one talking was obviously an elder. I told him that as a Christian I could have nothing to do with a religion that taught that Jesus was not my mediator. He said that Jesus was their mediatior. I said "when did that change?" He said they always taught that. I told him to look it up in the 1989 Watchtower and get back to me. Never saw either ond of them again.