Two scenarios:
1) 100% (gross) - 10% (tithes) - 35% (taxes) - 50% (donations and rewards) = 5%.
2) 100% (Gross) - 10% (tithes) - 50% (donations and rewards) = 40%.
(I initially had to make a statement showing that I was not greedy, so I promised half my pay would go toward charity, tips, and the like. The only reason I did so publicly was because my reparations were being discussed publicly. Nevertheless, I had to remain true to my word.)
After taxes, 5% would have left me with almost nothing for myself and my family.
Told you I wasn't that great with math. Recognizing this, with all of this in light, would I take a 50% bonus if it is taxed? Absolutely.
If not, no thanks.
I came into this as an unpaid volunteer, and I still continue my work for free.
Money only came into the picture after someone implanted me with a microchip without my consent or permission. Understand?
It'd be nice to come away with something at the end of the day to provide for my immediate family, keep promises that I have made to my extended family and community, and get prepared for the days ahead.
2) Baloney
Does anyone else find it funny how Bill Clinton rails against deregulation in these new Obama ads because "that's what got us in trouble in the first place?" I find it ironic because he's the one who did away with Glass-Steagall. Why did he gloss over that in the commercial? It all depends on which types of regulation you are talking about. Some are good. Some? Not so good. I just find it at least mildly hypocritical. At least.
3) Sounding the Alarm to Warn Against a Threat to the Public (Including other "Journalists"), as Any Journalist Worth His Salt Should Do
Let us first establish a few important, pertinent facts:
1) Virgin (Noun)
a: A person who has not had sexual intercourse .
b: One who is chaste or pure.
2) (Adjective)
a: Free of impurity or stain.
Now that that has been made crystal clear, let me make something else crystal clear, which will ring true throughout the rest of time, and will follow them for the rest of their lives. Just by simply speaking the truth. Not even judging other people.
(Blank) are two of the biggest liars on planet Earth, will put words into your mouth, and take advantage of any situation to twist it into something that it is not. If you are accused of doing something, and you publicly deny it, they claim that you claimed guilt in the past as if you are now changing your story. I've done nothing that any reasonable, mature adult would be ashamed of. I shouldn't be ashamed of a cybernetically-induced time-traveling dream that made no sense and which had absolutely no precedent or precept in my life. I shouldn't be ashamed of cybernetically-induced, silly, unusual, or distracting thought patterns or notions which did not originate from my mind. This is not science fiction.
One morning, two years ago (as a grown man in my twenties), as I was rising from the bed (I was sleeping by the computer), I hopped onto the desktop to discover a new file inside a certain folder. It was inappropriately titled. I did not check the content therein, and I did not put it there, as it was created 6 minutes prior to me getting up and onto the computer. No one else had entered the room going back to that prior night. I promptly deleted the file in question.
It doesn't require pixie dust, but the timing was uncanny.
It must have been Anonymous.
Everyone knows that an 18 year old "man's" brain is not yet fully developed.
In their idiocy, and the vastness of the internet, they might even wander about and click around and find themselves near the e-company (whether the torrent file was real or not remains a mystery, as I never downloaded any actual files) of people 2 or 3 years younger than themselves. You don't even have to go looking for trouble. Without even seeing a thing, a light comes on in their mind, they realize their age, the danger they are placing themselves in, and they straighten out and fly right. It could have happened to just about any young man. It's called growing up, and if you have a good head on your shoulders, you only need one reminder. I've made my mistakes, atoned for them, and moved on.
Also, an important part of growing up is developing paternal instincts, and seeing the situation at that moment from a completely different angle.
Especially when you are an uncle.
The fair-minded public can be the judge of a situation of that nature.
Women, please. 22+.
The good thing about all of these false accusations or true claims that I make is that I have video evidence and a host of witnesses to back me up at the end of the day.
"Is this person injured as they claim? When did the injury take place? How were they before the injury took place? Did a miracle take place to save this person's life when they should have died? Is this person now healed?"
"Let's go to the years of video tape."
In summation, (Blank) have 0 credibility, and are not true journalists. Journalism is about digging for and presenting the truth in a spin-free fashion, not creating your own truth. Instead, they practice creative writing. These types of people are a threat to the community and national security because they sow lies to create alienation, division, and hate. That being said, be on the lookout. If you see them, walk the other way. Do not allow them around your family. They do not accept responsibility for their actions, and blame the victim. They create victims in other people's lives, and spin elaborate webs of deception laced with the smallest tidbits of truth, or sometimes including none of it at all. Beware of these types of people, because the truth is not in them.
In their idiocy, and the vastness of the internet, they might even wander about and click around and find themselves near the e-company (whether the torrent file was real or not remains a mystery, as I never downloaded any actual files) of people 2 or 3 years younger than themselves. You don't even have to go looking for trouble. Without even seeing a thing, a light comes on in their mind, they realize their age, the danger they are placing themselves in, and they straighten out and fly right. It could have happened to just about any young man. It's called growing up, and if you have a good head on your shoulders, you only need one reminder. I've made my mistakes, atoned for them, and moved on.
Also, an important part of growing up is developing paternal instincts, and seeing the situation at that moment from a completely different angle.
Especially when you are an uncle.
The fair-minded public can be the judge of a situation of that nature.
Women, please. 22+.
The good thing about all of these false accusations or true claims that I make is that I have video evidence and a host of witnesses to back me up at the end of the day.
"Is this person injured as they claim? When did the injury take place? How were they before the injury took place? Did a miracle take place to save this person's life when they should have died? Is this person now healed?"
"Let's go to the years of video tape."
In summation, (Blank) have 0 credibility, and are not true journalists. Journalism is about digging for and presenting the truth in a spin-free fashion, not creating your own truth. Instead, they practice creative writing. These types of people are a threat to the community and national security because they sow lies to create alienation, division, and hate. That being said, be on the lookout. If you see them, walk the other way. Do not allow them around your family. They do not accept responsibility for their actions, and blame the victim. They create victims in other people's lives, and spin elaborate webs of deception laced with the smallest tidbits of truth, or sometimes including none of it at all. Beware of these types of people, because the truth is not in them.
4) Women
There is nothing I admire more than a smart, sophisticated, brainy, beautiful woman.
(Not that I do not admire or respect those who are not.)
Glasses don't hurt, either, but they are not necessary. One such as this could make me melt out of my chair and turn into a puddle on the floor.
There is nothing impolite or improper to remark about one unto oneself when you see one, keeping your flattering remarks private.
It is another thing to take a megaphone and shout at one as she walks down the street going to work, or to purposely say certain things during a live teleconference call with the person within earshot.
That would be inappropriate in the workplace.
Gentlemen do no such things, and neither do I.
It is another thing to take a megaphone and shout at one as she walks down the street going to work, or to purposely say certain things during a live teleconference call with the person within earshot.
That would be inappropriate in the workplace.
Gentlemen do no such things, and neither do I.
False accusations.
5) More Lies
Are you running out of lies yet?
I respect other people and their personal space.
I know what boundaries and decency are.
I am a man, content with the body I have been born with.
I am not confused about my gender, nor my sexuality.
You can call me girly-man all you want for my past curious exploits (which are sublimated neatly into the seeking of solely women. Works out conveniently for me, and keeps me sane.), but there's a good chance I can hit a baseball farther than you.
I am warm, affectionate, and born with a head as strong and resilient as a cast iron skillet.
You could drop me off of the Empire State Building 5 times and I still wouldn't shatter.
I might display minor chipping, but I wouldn't shatter.
We all need and desire vacations sometimes, but sometimes we're too bogged down with taking care of responsibilities and burdens first to cut the rope and get away for a while.
Still working.
I'd even like to take a working vacation.
I respect other people and their personal space.
I know what boundaries and decency are.
I am a man, content with the body I have been born with.
I am not confused about my gender, nor my sexuality.
You can call me girly-man all you want for my past curious exploits (which are sublimated neatly into the seeking of solely women. Works out conveniently for me, and keeps me sane.), but there's a good chance I can hit a baseball farther than you.
I am warm, affectionate, and born with a head as strong and resilient as a cast iron skillet.
You could drop me off of the Empire State Building 5 times and I still wouldn't shatter.
I might display minor chipping, but I wouldn't shatter.
We all need and desire vacations sometimes, but sometimes we're too bogged down with taking care of responsibilities and burdens first to cut the rope and get away for a while.
Still working.
I'd even like to take a working vacation.
