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Mitt Romney has done more for the poor than you have [Locked] |
Element_X  Posts: 65
Registered: 2001-12-20 17:55:55
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Mitt Romney has done more for the poor than you have |
-Rando- posted:
Element_X posted:
-Rando- posted:
I don't think giving money to a church so that you get special favors in your next life (which for him means being the intergalactic ruler of a planet) is really all that charitable.
That's easy for you to say, when you haven't been on the receiving end of Mormon tithe payers like I have. My wife is an active Mormon. I honestly had to be dragged to church with her on Sundays because Id rather stay at home and watch TV. And when she asked me early on in our marriage if I would give 10% of my income to her church I sortof balked.
That was until 2008 when my whole world was turned upside down and the company I worked with was gone overnight.
Without question, and without ever even asked to pay back, her church 1) Paid my $2500 rent/util payments for 4 months, 2) made my $600 minivan payment and insurance, and every single day members brought food from the Bishops Storehouse. Also free help watching the kids while I looked for work, and even put me into an employment services to help me find a job.
All this is possible because people like Mitt Romney paid tithing. I didnt have to turn to the government for welfare or unemployment, and they helped us to our feet.
Ever since, Ive gladly given up 10% because I see firsthand how beneficial it is.
I guess your wife gets to spend eternity making soul babies to populate planets now?
EDIT: But on a side note, if you had taken 10% of your salary and kept it for all the years you paid the tithe, how much would you have had to take care of the problems yourself?
You either missed the point on purpose, or by accident. Either way it doesn't matter. You missed it. And thats ok 
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-Rando- Posts: 230
Registered: 2010-7-28 09:19:25
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Element_X posted:
You either missed the point on purpose, or by accident. Either way it doesn't matter. You missed it. And thats ok
I missed neither. If you think 10% of your pre-tax income is a good deal to have a Mormon safety net to catch you, have fun handing your money over. Don't pretend it's a "charitable donation," though. For the religious, this is an obligation, a pillar of your faith that is necessary in order to be considered righteous. Do Mormons do some good work with the money? I'm sure they do. Do they also build absurdly lavish temples, hold investments, and use the money to pay for salaries and housing for high ranking elders and bishops? You betcha. Is there any budget accountability at all for the Mormon church? From what I've read, no. Trying to find out how much money the church has and how it spends it is almost an act of futility.
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armsowned Posts: 7
Registered: 2011-5-22 16:52:19
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Mitt Romney has done more for the poor than you have |
JD_HOGG posted:
True story. Look at his charitable donations.
Source
for extreme tax cuts
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Rhodoman  Posts: 1,397
Registered: 2001-6-14 21:02:19
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Mitt Romney has done more for the poor than you have |
-Rando- posted:
I missed neither. If you think 10% of your pre-tax income is a good deal to have a Mormon safety net to catch you, have fun handing your money over. Don't pretend it's a "charitable donation," though. For the religious, this is an obligation, a pillar of your faith that is necessary in order to be considered righteous. Do Mormons do some good work with the money? I'm sure they do. Do they also build absurdly lavish temples, hold investments, and use the money to pay for salaries and housing for high ranking elders and bishops? You betcha. Is there any budget accountability at all for the Mormon church? From what I've read, no. Trying to find out how much money the church has and how it spends it is almost an act of futility.
The enormity of error in this paragraph is breathtaking.
Rho
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I'm not gonna comment on the Mormon thing because I'm not going to judge them for their beliefs. But I thought Element was some bigshot financial investment guy in his other life...
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Mitt Romney has done more for the poor than you have |
JD_HOGG posted:
-Rando- posted:
JD_HOGG posted:
Bill Gates is not in this here thread, and he's not dissing Romney claiming he hates the poor.
Wasn't it just yesterday that Mitt Romney said he doesn't care about the very poor?
He said he wasn't concerned for the poor because they have safety nets and that his main concern is for the middle class who is getting a raw deal.
Safety nets that he plans to dismantle...
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-Rando- Posts: 230
Registered: 2010-7-28 09:19:25
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Rhodoman posted:
-Rando- posted:
I missed neither. If you think 10% of your pre-tax income is a good deal to have a Mormon safety net to catch you, have fun handing your money over. Don't pretend it's a "charitable donation," though. For the religious, this is an obligation, a pillar of your faith that is necessary in order to be considered righteous. Do Mormons do some good work with the money? I'm sure they do. Do they also build absurdly lavish temples, hold investments, and use the money to pay for salaries and housing for high ranking elders and bishops? You betcha. Is there any budget accountability at all for the Mormon church? From what I've read, no. Trying to find out how much money the church has and how it spends it is almost an act of futility.
The enormity of error in this paragraph is breathtaking.
Rho
Please, point out the errors then.
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-Ronsac- Title: The Boognish
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Registered: 2002-6-26 15:30:44
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Pointing out errors would take a lot more effort than a vague one liner and a sign off, so don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen.
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Rhodoman Posts: 1,397
Registered: 2001-6-14 21:02:19
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-Ronsac- posted:
Pointing out errors would take a lot more effort than a vague one liner and a sign off, so don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen.
Let him hold his breath. At the very least it would be funnier.
Rho
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Venit hiems quidquid Latine dictum sit altum viditur
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-Ronsac- Title: The Boognish
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Registered: 2002-6-26 15:30:44
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