1) raise taxes, and not just capital gains.
income taxes will be raised as well.
and if you make more than $200k/yr, you are "rich", and defined as such you will get soaked; thus, you will have little incentive to keep earning what you do now,--the opportunity to make a nice profit will simply not be there....and all of us working stiffs fortunate enough to make over $50 k/ yr, you better hold on to your wallets as well... we are going to pay for the social security bailout.
"pro-gun and pro-life"...
This always makes me think of George Carlin who said..."Most of the people who are pro-life are ones no one wants to f*ck anyway!"
Cracks me up just thinkin' about it.
Obama can't do worse than the crown in there now. I hope that if there is a hell, there is a very special place reserved for the Bush crime family in it.
No, he's not the source of all of America's problems, but he does have much to be held accountable for.
i think most of us will agree that after having gone through divorce - that many of us were gun shy before getting into another relationship.
and that is fine for some people who feel they just can't go " there" anymore.
that being said, there are some of us over the years who after divorcing, went through several relationships or marriages before finally getting it right some day.
A person needs to feel good about themselves and happy in who they are as a person, if you do not know what you want out of life, your desires your hopes what can you bring
That's a "big 10-4"! If you can't be happy and content alone, why put your misery on someone else. I had to learn this by going through it. After a miserable 8 year marriage that finally ended, I knew what I wasnted and didn't want out of a relationship before I ever started the next one. My wife did the same, though she was single much longer than I. Just today, we had someone say to us after finding out we've been married 10 years this year, "Wow, I'd have never guessed. You guys act like you're still on your honeymoon." That was our new doctor who just met my wife for the first time today.
The difference is incredible. My two marriages are like night and f***ing day!
i have been coming here for some months y i must admit that i am still in.
but i have serious doubts, i mean, i am 99.9% convinced, the jws are not the true religion, but i still live with my family, and they are jws, and i love them.
my parents have a long time been jws, and it is very hard for me to tell them the truth.
It's something that takes time and in point of fact YOU won't actually be doing it. All you can do is fade on your own, live a happy and fulfilling life and take opportunities when they present themselves to drop little crumbs for them to think on. Having a big blowup with your parents only feeds in to their pre-conceived notions about how non-believers and "apostates" act. They have a knee jerk reaction that may not even reflect their true feelings for you. It's best to just bide your time and you tongue for a while. Besides, consider how looking over the cliff of truth affects them. Here is a way of life they've stuck to and sacraficed for all these years. Now they see things that may call all their previous life decisions into question. --- that scares the hell out of many. I know that's the case with my mom. She nearly left a few year ago, but seemed too frightened by that prospect.
Welcome and I wish you well.
i know that many of you have not been to distric conventions in some time, but what i am about to describe is a recent trend.. 1. more people than seats.
for the past six or seven years, they've tried cramming too many congregations into one convention hall at one time.
in many cases, if you do not get to the convention more than an hour before the program starts and you need more than a couple of seats, you cannot find seats.
Well, my wife goes with my mom. Last time they did that, Dad and I went and stayed with them in the hotel. We went to the beach and hung out watching sports at a sports bar. Then we all had lovely dinners in the evenings. It was great for all. Last time, though, I had to put up with the judgemental stares of my mom's friends who came to dinner with us. I didn't care. I came all unshaven wearing my beach bum gear. Enjoyed some adult beverages while the self righteous tee-totalers sipped their diet cokes. The best was my mom and my wife still showering me with genuine affection in front of these women even though they know I don't go anymore. Not even a hint of shunning or embarassment.
it's not that simple of course but i would certainly appreciate the freedom and time that cash in the bank would give me.
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how about you?.
Of course. As my wife says - and I think she borrowed it from her dad, a man full of pearls of wisdom - "There's no end to the things you can do if you're handy with money."
On a side note, I do find it intriguing that so many here equate coming in to more money as removing you from debt. You don't have to be wealthy to be debt free, and I know plenty of people who make tons of money but still end up with virtually nothing at the end of the pay period because they have no self discipline. The key at any income level is to spend every dime you make. Now by this I don't mean blow it, but assign it to a task, yes I mean sit down and do a written budget and stick to it. Budget for everything, including saving and charitable giving. Even budget for "walkin' around" money....the stuff you're just going to blow.
Sure life can be tougher the less money you make, but you don't have to be miserable. That's the biggest reason why so many who come in to big money like lottery winners end up broke in a fairly short time. They decide they have to live in a huge house instead of just a nice house in a nice neighborhood. They have to buy an $80,000 BMW instead of the $35,000 to $40.000 Lexus. No, you don't have to be a miser, but just making better choices with your money can go a long way to a happier life and fewer money worries. Of course, for married folks, you must be on the same page or this plan just won't work.
it rocked my world for a couple of hours.
great movie!
Wife and I had a "Date Night" on Friday. First, dinner at "Shane's Rib Shack" then the 8:00 show of Iron Man. We both really liked it. Who knew Jeff Bridges could play a double dealing bad guy that well? We actually didn't immediately recognize him. We knew we knew him, but until he spoke in his distinctive voice, we weren't sure. As for Robert Downey Jr., Fantastic. Anytime he's out of jail, he can out act many in his age group.
maybe at first, or maybe you still feel this way, that you shouldn't be here........
I, like many, lurked here for quite some time before I joined in the discussion. Once I reached a point where I felt I had something to say, it was as if I'd crossed a border in my journey. Once you cross that state line, f*ck the authorities in the one behind you. They no longer haver jurisdiction.
"it's not like we can make him cross his legs."
Sure you can. That's what Duct Tape is for. How do you think they got the bear to ride the bike at the circus? How about the water skiing squirrel? Duct tape...all Duct tape.
Yes I have. Sometimes by what is said and at others by what was NOT said.
My ex had the knack for handing me my heart on a stick by what she didn't say. I'll never forget a week of going the extra mile to be kind and considerate. Towards the end of that week (and NO it wasn't to make up for messing up) I was on the phone and I poured out my heart to her. When I was done I told her how much I loved her. All I got was silence, then a reluctant "okay". I can't even begin to describe what it's like to love someone so much and to try so hard but then have it all just rejected. Eventually she told me she had never loved me, but that was months after the divorce.
The other is my daughter. I try and make exeptions for being under her mother's twisted influence, but when she says "I'll just call you by your first name because you're not really my dad. D***'s my dad. A father is supposed to spiritually provide and you don't." Oh sure, I'll forgive her in light of the circumstances, but it is crushing to be so rejected by your own child...the only one you have and who you love more than the breath of life itself.
If you started this topic because of being crushed, I certainly hope that you bounce back quickly. Sure they are only words, but they scar a relationship just as any hammer might scar the finish of a fine piece of furniture. They are still functional, but they are never the same.
we all know how hard it is, usually, for those rasied in the truth to readjust "outside in the world" once they leave ... so not to undermine them (esp.
for those who came in later in life - regardless of how many times from the podium you were instructed not to "leave the love you had at first" many of you are here because you found out the "truth about the truth" whether it was the people or doctrine or combination ... and were willing to open your mind, realize the "truth about the truth" and leave.
not to undermine all those years and mind numbing propaganda you endured in the jw's, but i have always felt: .
My wife and I - some of you know she's still a JW, though a "liberal" one - touched on this topic a while back. She told me of how, though it has been flawed, the JW's to her were speaking "truth". I told her I thought it because she was lonely and friendless in a new city with a new baby when they knocked on the door of her apartment. She was trying to understand how I could leave it all - permanently. I told her that as I was raised a witness it was all I'd ever known. For her, she made an informed choice as an adult. She said she could see my reasoning.
I think it really depends on the individual. I tell my mom all the time that I've not forgotten the morals I was taught as a kid and the fact that those came from the bible. However, I also tell her that it isn't necessary for me to believe that the bible is the word of god or that there even is a god. There were plenty of other works out there to serve as a sort of "moral compass" to teach children from. I guess I don't really think much about the end. I have another friend that has been DF for years. We fairly recently came back into contact with one another. She says she sometimes is fearfull for herself and her children, but so far she still feels it isn't worth the price she'd pay by going back "in".
As I said, it all depends on the individual. Some people seem to need an anchor, wether it is some form of "high control" religion or other, and some don't. I like to think of myself in the latter category.
