All of them. Not just the greediest mega churches. All of them. Housing every homeless person in the U.S would cost $20 billion per year. The sum total untaxed money taken in by churches each year in the U.S , is $75 billion. Churches could fund those housing costs, and give every one of the 550,000 homeless people in the U.S a salary of $31,000 a year, and they'd still have $37.5 billion left over.

Wow! This one has generated quite the discussion. Well, here's my two cents: every religion is clearly throwing around just absolutely bonkers, bogus stories. You can't blame people for catching on to that, over time. Not one of these religious stories provides a description of creation or reality that squares with the scientific evidence. Seems like the only "good" purpose for religion these days is that it gives it's followers something to help them with their immature fear of death. That and maybe a sense of community. I sincerely hope that, as we gradually improve, we leave behind the antiquated thinking that allows these ideas the space to propagate.

The USA is insane on several levels. This is in the top three. Right after selling guns to every idiot and what they call election system where the wealthy buy the president they want.

A 'Religion' founded by a Science Fiction writer. It was/is all about the $$$, lol

THIS. They’re completely taking advantage of people in a vulnerable state. Edit: the funeral part

You should only tip for exceptional service and if you can afford it. A £20 or $20 meal should be just that, no extra for a tip needed.

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The best way to detox is to turn off your phone

Bastards.

In many cities the parking lots are owned by a company unaffiliated with the businesses surrounding it. Hopefully your employer has arrangements for parking validation.

I’m glad I didn’t grow up in an era of fillers and filters… Just good, old fashioned eating disorders! (Kind of a joke but kind of not.)

They're all scams. It's absolutely insane to me that 30 years on from everyone finding out that the catholic church was (and continues to be) complicit in child molestation for....like 70 years. All the nuns stealing, selling, and either killing or covering up the deaths of babies. Missionaries going to africa during the aids crisis, telling them that condoms are sinful while also handing out injectable meds/vaccines.....while using the same dirty needles for who knows how many people at a time. Every single religion is filled with one horrific story after another.

I still don’t understand the “organic” section in produce at our local grocery store it upsells looks the same or worse than everything else and isn’t labeled on where it came from.

Yep typical Razor and blades business model. Same with many pod based coffee machines. So much waste, so much plastic. Bought a an epson et 5880 eco tank printer and it was significantly more expensive than printers with cartridges, but I have less waste, ink is cheap and interchangeable with aftermarket inks so could be even cheaper and it’s a great printer. Great business printer. Almost as fast as our laser printer.

I was a blissfully unaware late teen/early 20s jobseeker who found a really great deal selling knives. And if I got some of my friends and family to buy my knives, they could also learn to sell them! And I'd even get some of the money they made! My parents had to explain what, exactly, the problem was.

Family is important to "Vin", so he has an account for every family he has

Did you also tell him to make an appointment with his doctor? First signs of cognitive decline and dementia is often falling for obvious scams that a person wouldn't have previously.

I've recently started getting similar texts about my "order from Amazon" being canceled because of "the seller's reason." I haven't used my Amazon account since I canceled my Prime subscription 3 years ago.

Joel Osteen has entered the chat.

I feel the same way about rent-a-center. I get it is helpful to some who need things but can't afford them but the over charging is ridiculous. If you could just put aside the amount they want you to pay weekly/monthly you can buy what you need in a few week or months instead of paying $1000 for a $100 product.

My darling cousin has been pushing keto products on instagram for some MLM scheme for 6 years. First she sold for that stupid "sharp forever" MLM knife company, then it was the romantic sex product MLM company, then it was a different crash diet MLM..... my poor cousin just doesnt understand how she isn't 1. Losing weight on these MLM crash diet companies and 2. Isnt getting promoted or making the money these companies promise she will make.

The problem is that there's some actual things you can do to joints and ligaments to reset/realign them whatever, but chiropractors base their practice on pseudoscience - it is like someone giving you plant extracts to balance your "humours" - some, maybe most of them do work, but not for the reasons the "healer" thinks, and when they are wrong, boy do they do some damage.

Generally very good advice. It was before texting was a thing, but a glass artist named Josh Simpson (makes some amazing stuff) once answered a wrong number call from a woman who happens to be an astronaut. I've never found out exactly how the call went, but they're married. I'm not sure if he was already making his "planets" before that, but a lot of his work is inspired by space. Untitled-6...ae95d1.jpg

It is the single reason I don't go to concerts

and after you've done that, kindly send an eight ball and a couple hookers to this no-tell motel.....or you'll be audited.

This happens?

Doesn’t the new president of the USA advocate for bitcoin now?

This is what people don't realise. Predators seek out vulnerable prey. They are after people with learning difficulties, dementia, mental health problems, brain injuries, and those that are vulnerable due to loneliness or grief. When people say 'if you fall for it you deserve to be scammed' they are imagining someone like themselves.

And lists of the 1% are sold for a lot to other scammers.

... wait! What? You mean my check isn't coming?

SO OLD. I was sitting here trying to remember if the first time I received it was early internet or completely pre-internet. As in, first one I got may have been a paper letter in an envelope. But it was at least as far back as dial up BBS's and very early email days. The internet tells me some flavor of this scam has been going on since at least the 1800s. -- "The "Nigerian Prince" scam, also known as the "419 scam," is believed to have started gaining widespread attention in the early days of the internet, but its origins as a fraudulent scheme date back much further, with similar scams appearing in various forms even in the 19th century, often referred to as "The Spanish Prisoner" con."

Teach your friends and family better!

Are these still a thing?

Then people post on their profile “I do not consent to Facebook using my images” etc like it’s a legal document

Upvote for the use of the term "dialectical abstraction".

Homeopathy has one (and ONLY one) thing going for it, in that the "doctor" treat their patients with respect and care - it is one of their "dogmas", it seems. Considering that most patients have no idea how homeopathy supposedly "works", the placebo effect plus the "therapy" session with a trusted "doctor" might in fact produce some results. This is not to condone homeopathy in any way, there are still big bucks preying on ignorance, but our real "western" medicine could learn a thing or two about the value of respect towards the patient.

You can buy a Samsung phone for $200. Why spend $1500 on an iPhone?

Manufacturers put everything in plastic but then make the consumer feel responsible for recycling it. They have passed the guilt onto us and we just accept it.

Australia has a holiday to celebrate the unions for winning the 5 day 40 hour work week.

My "bank" called me about something "suspicious" and wanted my bank info. I said i wasn't comfortable sharing that info when i was being called by a blocked number. She told me that was fine, and that i should call my bank and clear it up. I did. She was real, and there was something suspicious, which we cleared up, but i told them that having someone call like that was insane.