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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2020 23:01:24 GMT -5
do you really think he made it to happen? You just affirmed your God allowed it, which also means he could have stopped it. I thought your God was all loving and all powerful? No I don't think he made it happen, the fact you even ask that question shows your a idol worshipper. To believe in a God that intereacts like your are describing with your language suggests what wally?. everything happens for a reason just because your puny little mind can't figure it out means nothing in the bigger picture of Gods plans... the question was directed at you because of YOUR response above if you don't like questions quit saying stupid sh!T about God...
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Post by dmmichgood on Oct 25, 2020 23:28:35 GMT -5
What ever dude. You've already said it. Justify away. Just a point of fact!, haha, what to be deliberately dishonest!. I love how certain parts of scriptures never applies to "me". Nothing to justify.. I took a completely legal deduction. Nothing dishonest about it. If you don't like it, your problem is with the tax system, not with the people who are entitled to write-off expenses.
Perfectly legal doesn't make anything perfectly moral, except for those who profit from it. I think you guys are comparing wage earners to businesses, but the tax system treats each separately and differently. Is it moral that I had to pay over $30,000 towards my employee's social security taxes annually? Is it moral that when they voluntarily quit, I'm taxed to pay for their unemployment benefits? Is it moral to force businesses to pay for your health insurance? You see, there's a downside to running a business, and I guarantee that income taxes aside, your employers still pay a whole lot more taxes than you do. Start a business and hire a few people, then you'll discover a tax burden you never knew existed.
OK, lets look at this:
.Paying Employer Taxes on Social Security and Medicare
In the United States, both employers and employees must contribute to the Social Security and Medicare systems. Employers share the Social Security and Medicare tax obligation equally with their employees. The employer and the employee each must pay 6.2 percent of an employee’s compensation for Social Security up to a salary of $90,000 (in 2005) The percentage paid toward Medicare is 1.45 percent for both the employer and employee. There is no salary cap related to the amount that must be paid toward Medicare.
However, you are also going to benefit from the same Social Security and Medicare systems.
Not only that but you just got through telling us all of the ways that you could use deductions which gave you a tax advantages & resulted in your paying less taxes proportionally compared to that of the average working person.
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Post by chuck on Oct 25, 2020 23:54:08 GMT -5
You just affirmed your God allowed it, which also means he could have stopped it. I thought your God was all loving and all powerful? No I don't think he made it happen, the fact you even ask that question shows your a idol worshipper. To believe in a God that intereacts like your are describing with your language suggests what wally?. everything happens for a reason just because your puny little mind can't figure it out means nothing in the bigger picture of Gods plans... the question was directed at you because of YOUR response above if you don't like questions quit saying stupid sh!T about God... Why Does your God allow this to happen? What reason does your God have for letting this happen?. What sort of plan is this?. What is the reason a plan like this?. Who's saying stupid sh....?. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE. 25% OF THESE ARE CHILDREN.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2020 0:01:34 GMT -5
everything happens for a reason just because your puny little mind can't figure it out means nothing in the bigger picture of Gods plans... the question was directed at you because of YOUR response above if you don't like questions quit saying stupid sh!T about God... Why Does your God allow this to happen? What reason does your God have for letting this happen?. What sort of plan is this?. What is the reason a plan like this?. Who's saying stupid sh....?. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE. 25% OF THESE ARE CHILDREN. you'll know come judgment day, it will be too late but you'll know....
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Post by Dan on Oct 26, 2020 0:30:00 GMT -5
Trickery? I exercised a completely legal deduction. If that's trickery, call me guilty, but the IRS was fine with it.
As stated, nothing to justify. You obviously don't like businesses deducting expenses or investments, but without those allowances, you'd have no economic growth & no creation of new jobs. Socialist have never and will never comprehend capitalism. And yes, everyone has the liberty to decide whether or not they want to be a Christian. If you can't self-access whether or not you believe in Christ, who can?
Who said I don't like businesses deducting expenses. Were does claiming deductions on a personal vacation fit into that?.
You seem to have a problem with legal deductions... Its not a moral deficiency to deduct a trip that includes business. If your just taking a trip to Disney World, then no, but if your also attending a business seminar or conference related to your business, then its legally tax deductible. If it makes you feel guilty, then don't do it, but I have no problem with it, and neither did the government.
However, you are also going to benefit from the same Social Security and Medicare systems.
Not only that but you just got through telling us all of the ways that you could use deductions which gave you a tax advantages & resulted in your paying less taxes proportionally compared to that of the average working person.
I have no plans to ever collect social security. And I can assure you that no one who's ever worked for me has paid more in over-all taxes than I have.
I think I'll end this conversation, its been worn down to a nub. My only point was that many businesses don't pay income taxes because they re-invest their profits, and the government inspires it because it grows the economy. If ya'll prefer to empty your bank accounts and pay more than your required to, then be my guest, but for myself, I prefer to pay the minimum and nothing more. Individual taxes & business taxes differ, so its like comparing apples to oranges.
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Post by chuck on Oct 26, 2020 1:04:55 GMT -5
Why Does your God allow this to happen? What reason does your God have for letting this happen?. What sort of plan is this?. What is the reason a plan like this?. Who's saying stupid sh....?. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE. 25% OF THESE ARE CHILDREN. you'll know come judgment day, it will be too late but you'll know.... Well thats very Nathanish of you. When you can't answer resorting to burning, that'll work. You will know them by their fruits. You sound like Irenaeus and his legacy. Im glad nutjobs can only spiritually kill people nowadays. Even that is disgusting enough. How many fervent prayers do you think come out of this group wally...?? AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE. 25% OF THESE ARE CHILDREN.
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Post by dmmichgood on Oct 26, 2020 1:30:16 GMT -5
Who said I don't like businesses deducting expenses. Were does claiming deductions on a personal vacation fit into that?. You seem to have a problem with legal deductions... Its not a moral deficiency to deduct a trip that includes business. If your just taking a trip to Disney World, then no, but if your also attending a business seminar or conference related to your business, then its legally tax deductible. If it makes you feel guilty, then don't do it, but I have no problem with it, and neither did the government.
However, you are also going to benefit from the same Social Security and Medicare systems.
Not only that but you just got through telling us all of the ways that you could use deductions which gave you a tax advantages & resulted in your paying less taxes proportionally compared to that of the average working person.I have no plans to ever collect social security. And I can assure you that no one who's ever worked for me has paid more in over-all taxes than I have.
I think I'll end this conversation, its been worn down to a nub. My only point was that many businesses don't pay income taxes because they re-invest their profits, and the government inspires it because it grows the economy. If ya'll prefer to empty your bank accounts and pay more than your required to, then be my guest, but for myself, I prefer to pay the minimum and nothing more. Individual taxes & business taxes differ, so its like comparing apples to oranges.
Dan, I do remember when you still had your business you said something about being of an age or in a position where you could retire if you could no longer keep your business going.
Are you now retired?
If so, do you think that you have enough in savings in your bank account that you will never need to "ever collect social security?"
Good luck with that!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2020 4:05:04 GMT -5
you'll know come judgment day, it will be too late but you'll know.... Well thats very Nathanish of you. When you can't answer resorting to burning, that'll work. You will know them by their fruits. You sound like Irenaeus and his legacy. Im glad nutjobs can only spiritually kill people nowadays. Even that is disgusting enough. How many fervent prayers do you think come out of this group wally...?? AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE. 25% OF THESE ARE CHILDREN. and you sound like jannes and jambres.... how many are believers?
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Post by chuck on Oct 26, 2020 4:46:47 GMT -5
Well thats very Nathanish of you. When you can't answer resorting to burning, that'll work. You will know them by their fruits. You sound like Irenaeus and his legacy. Im glad nutjobs can only spiritually kill people nowadays. Even that is disgusting enough. How many fervent prayers do you think come out of this group wally...?? AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE. 25% OF THESE ARE CHILDREN. and you sound like jannes and jambres.... how many are believers? Not likely wally, no worshipping golden calves here, but I bet you do....... , but hang on I thought I was a JW..... How many are believers.......I hope your joking?. Something tells me you not.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2020 5:21:00 GMT -5
and you sound like jannes and jambres.... how many are believers? Not likely wally, no worshipping golden calves here, but I bet you do....... , but hang on I thought I was a JW..... How many are believers.......I hope your joking?. Something tells me you not. well you certainly don't worship the God of the bible with your moonman talk...
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Post by chuck on Oct 26, 2020 8:34:33 GMT -5
Not likely wally, no worshipping golden calves here, but I bet you do....... , but hang on I thought I was a JW..... How many are believers.......I hope your joking?. Something tells me you not. well you certainly don't worship the God of the bible with your moonman talk... So you say wally, I would suggest you can't even see God from all the smoke, you just burnt a few people..... AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE. 25% OF THESE ARE CHILDREN.
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Post by Dan on Oct 26, 2020 17:46:16 GMT -5
You seem to have a problem with legal deductions... Its not a moral deficiency to deduct a trip that includes business. If your just taking a trip to Disney World, then no, but if your also attending a business seminar or conference related to your business, then its legally tax deductible. If it makes you feel guilty, then don't do it, but I have no problem with it, and neither did the government.
I have no plans to ever collect social security. And I can assure you that no one who's ever worked for me has paid more in over-all taxes than I have.
I think I'll end this conversation, its been worn down to a nub. My only point was that many businesses don't pay income taxes because they re-invest their profits, and the government inspires it because it grows the economy. If ya'll prefer to empty your bank accounts and pay more than your required to, then be my guest, but for myself, I prefer to pay the minimum and nothing more. Individual taxes & business taxes differ, so its like comparing apples to oranges.
Dan, I do remember when you still had your business you said something about being of an age or in a position where you could retire if you could no longer keep your business going.
Are you now retired?
If so, do you think that you have enough in savings in your bank account that you will never need to "ever collect social security?"
Good luck with that!
My business is gone, but I have 3 other smaller sources of income. I'm currently working from home and am also a Trader. As mentioned, I'm not rich, in fact if I wrote you a check for over $600k, it would probably bounce. So no, I'm in no position to retire yet, and I have no desire to retire yet. Unless gold and bitcoin take-off, I'll probably be working at something for the next 6 years. The downside of not paying income taxes is that I never paid into social security either, so there's next to no benefits to collect.
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Post by BobWilliston on Oct 26, 2020 18:30:00 GMT -5
Dan, I do remember when you still had your business you said something about being of an age or in a position where you could retire if you could no longer keep your business going.
Are you now retired?
If so, do you think that you have enough in savings in your bank account that you will never need to "ever collect social security?"
Good luck with that!
My business is gone, but I have 3 other smaller sources of income. I'm currently working from home and am also a Trader. As mentioned, I'm not rich, in fact if I wrote you a check for over $600k, it would probably bounce. So no, I'm in no position to retire yet, and I have no desire to retire yet. Unless gold and bitcoin take-off, I'll probably be working at something for the next 6 years. The downside of not paying income taxes is that I never paid into social security either, so there's next to no benefits to collect.
Most of the time a check I would write for $600 would probably bounce. And I'm not supposed to be poor.
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Post by Annan on Oct 26, 2020 18:54:13 GMT -5
Why Does your God allow this to happen? What reason does your God have for letting this happen?. What sort of plan is this?. What is the reason a plan like this?. Who's saying stupid sh....?. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN SITUATIONS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE. 25% OF THESE ARE CHILDREN. you'll know come judgment day, it will be too late but you'll know.... mindsoap.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/difference-between-me-and-your-god2.png
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Post by chuck on Oct 26, 2020 19:44:08 GMT -5
Yes, I used that term. I partially agree with some of the terminology but that's about it. As soon as I hear "plan" its like uh oh. To me the word "plan" is just a way out. Pretty easy to dismiss a heap of horrible things with that language. "Oh that was just part of God's plan". What a cop out. To suggest some dude somewhere else that we have no idea where, has a plan is silly. The progressive dynamic revelation does not reveal this. It reveals a divine nature that if lived out in your life, will always bring the best outcomes regardless what hand in life you are dealt. Chuck, -then do you believe that there is no "dude," -(GOD) -who is bad, -good, -indifferent that even exist to start with?
You speak of a "divine nature," by which to live your life but how can there be a "divine nature," if there is no "divine being;" -no god or deity?
Who or what is going to give you this "progressive dynamic revelation" which helps you to live out in your life.?
No I don't think their is a existent dude God or a Zeus God or what ever other image religion has created. But I do believe God is true. I struggle to convey this because it seems to me most people cannot remove the religious imagery attached to the word God. That depends what you mean by "divine being"? To me it's not something that can be manipulated. Existent things can be manipulated. For example wally loves to quote old mate praying to God and getting 15 years added to his life. That is utter nonsense to read it literally because we know it just doesn't happen, but there is a reason why it was written, and I bet its not the reason that most people swallow. If the LORD/GOD is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, merciful, abounding in love, and that is a nature, how is that manipulatible?. You cannot manipulate that nature, it just is. God is just a name tag, label, or something similar. Hebrew people thought every time we breathe we say the name of God. Yod He Vav He ,Breathe, Wind, Spirit, Life. It's in everyone, which I guess is something to do with everyone being created in the image of God. God's breathe gives life. A baby's first breathe is the name of God. All imagegy around life and the thing that is life is the idea I think. Not some dude elsewhere interjecting at random and fulfilling random requests. If this life force is holding all things together hurting you is hurting me, this I think is were the divine nature comes into it, a nature that leads to the best outcomes for all in life. I can't explain it very well at all, but in no way do I have any religious imagery in my head when I think God. I know you think I do but honestly I dont. This is why I quote this verse so often because there is no religous imagery or performance or self attached to the outcome or the actions. He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the Lord. - Jeremiah 22:16 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah22:16&version=NIVThis is why I think you can show the Character of Christ. That is the ressurection I think. The Character of Christ, not the man literally. The Romans thought they could Kill him, and they did, but the Character rose again, it cannot be hidden or buried by any power. It has always been and will always be. This is were the idea of Eternal life comes from. In no way did these Hebrew people have in mind living for ever and ever after you die. Same will punishment for ever and ever after you die in fire. This is why as much as it still seems to pain me to say it (indoctrination) I now have no problem with evolution. So much is lost in the translation and lack of knowledge of the Hebrew culture and concepts. Couple that with man's selfishness, and look at the outcome.
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Oct 30, 2020 13:29:46 GMT -5
Dan, I do remember when you still had your business you said something about being of an age or in a position where you could retire if you could no longer keep your business going.
Are you now retired?
If so, do you think that you have enough in savings in your bank account that you will never need to "ever collect social security?"
Good luck with that!
My business is gone, but I have 3 other smaller sources of income. I'm currently working from home and am also a Trader. As mentioned, I'm not rich, in fact if I wrote you a check for over $600k, it would probably bounce. So no, I'm in no position to retire yet, and I have no desire to retire yet. Unless gold and bitcoin take-off, I'll probably be working at something for the next 6 years. The downside of not paying income taxes is that I never paid into social security either, so there's next to no benefits to collect.
What is a check?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2020 14:16:16 GMT -5
Chuck, -then do you believe that there is no "dude," -(GOD) -who is bad, -good, -indifferent that even exist to start with?
You speak of a "divine nature," by which to live your life but how can there be a "divine nature," if there is no "divine being;" -no god or deity?
Who or what is going to give you this "progressive dynamic revelation" which helps you to live out in your life.?
No I don't think their is a existent dude God or a Zeus God or what ever other image religion has created. But I do believe God is true. I’ve noticed that you have made the statement ‘God is true’ several times recently. Can you explain what it is that you mean by it, including what you mean by ‘God’ and what you mean by ‘true’. Matt10
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Post by slowtosee on Oct 30, 2020 14:16:49 GMT -5
A cheque, or check (American English; see spelling differences), is a document that orders a bank to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued.
English anyhow ! Changes from country to country , unlike “the truth” which is the same the world over - NOT
Alvin
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Oct 30, 2020 16:07:07 GMT -5
A cheque, or check (American English; see spelling differences), is a document that orders a bank to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued. English anyhow ! Changes from country to country , unlike “the truth” which is the same the world over - NOT Alvin Yer I knew that but they are like sending notes tied to pigeon legs. Here in NZ they are virtually extinct. The main forms of payment are cash, eftpos and money transfer of some kind.
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Post by slowtosee on Oct 30, 2020 16:59:13 GMT -5
Checks are still commonly used here for larger sums of money as less expensive and not limited to the Total amounts often associated with the many other options . Technically , a check is not legal tender , so legally can be refused as payment .
To keep it on f&w note for this board , I suppose a worker can refuse to accept your donation via check , and say you never evergave anything, I don’t think they accept visa yet ? Alvin
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Post by BobWilliston on Oct 30, 2020 18:34:10 GMT -5
My business is gone, but I have 3 other smaller sources of income. I'm currently working from home and am also a Trader. As mentioned, I'm not rich, in fact if I wrote you a check for over $600k, it would probably bounce. So no, I'm in no position to retire yet, and I have no desire to retire yet. Unless gold and bitcoin take-off, I'll probably be working at something for the next 6 years. The downside of not paying income taxes is that I never paid into social security either, so there's next to no benefits to collect.
What is a check? In the US, a cheque is spelled C-H-E-C-K. Kind of confusing, isn't it
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Oct 30, 2020 20:56:52 GMT -5
Checks are still commonly used here for larger sums of money as less expensive and not limited to the Total amounts often associated with the many other options . Technically , a check is not legal tender , so legally can be refused as payment . To keep it on f&w note for this board , I suppose a worker can refuse to accept your donation via check , and say you never evergave anything, I don’t think they accept visa yet ? Alvin It seems the USA is a bit slow off the mark in adapting to some modern financial instruments. Even for a house or a farm or business the deposit and balance would be paid by bank transfer. Cars etc would be paid in a similar manner. When I go shopping, whether it be for food or clothes or toys, it is all paid for by my eftpos card. Perhaps the reason why the USA is so slow to uptake these methods is the looney tune element among the christians. Mark of the Breast and all that sort of mumbo jumbo.
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Post by Dan on Oct 30, 2020 21:51:22 GMT -5
Checks are still commonly used here for larger sums of money as less expensive and not limited to the Total amounts often associated with the many other options . Technically , a check is not legal tender , so legally can be refused as payment . To keep it on f&w note for this board , I suppose a worker can refuse to accept your donation via check , and say you never evergave anything, I don’t think they accept visa yet ? Alvin It seems the USA is a bit slow off the mark in adapting to some modern financial instruments. Even for a house or a farm or business the deposit and balance would be paid by bank transfer. Cars etc would be paid in a similar manner. When I go shopping, whether it be for food or clothes or toys, it is all paid for by my eftpos card. Perhaps the reason why the USA is so slow to uptake these methods is the looney tune element among the christians. Mark of the Breast and all that sort of mumbo jumbo.
A check (cheque) is technically a bank transferring money from one account to another. Personal cheques, money orders, or a bank cashiers check are still commonly used here. Similar to your eftpos card, nearly everyone here has a Debit Card, which electronically transfers money from your bank as payment. I still pay my credit card, power, cable, and other bills via cheque, but all could be paid automatically simply by providing your bank account number to the billing company or using a debit card.
We aren't slow, just diverse, and I personally prefer paying the old fashion way, mainly because I don't trust people to automatically withdraw whatever funds they determine I owe from my accounts. I got ripped-off 3 times doing that.
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Post by ellie on Oct 30, 2020 23:31:15 GMT -5
It seems the USA is a bit slow off the mark in adapting to some modern financial instruments. Even for a house or a farm or business the deposit and balance would be paid by bank transfer. Cars etc would be paid in a similar manner. When I go shopping, whether it be for food or clothes or toys, it is all paid for by my eftpos card. Perhaps the reason why the USA is so slow to uptake these methods is the looney tune element among the christians. Mark of the Breast and all that sort of mumbo jumbo. A check (cheque) is technically a bank transferring money from one account to another. Personal cheques, money orders, or a bank cashiers check are still commonly used here. They haven't been used much here for many years. I've never owned a cheque book. Also it costs money to deposit a cheque so I'd rather not recieve money in that format as well. I don't know about that! Last time I was in the US, in-store contactless payment options via app or credit card did not even seem to be available. However, I discovered a credit card technology so old I'd not seen it before and had to ask my husband if he knew what in the world the cashier was doing! Hopefully some progress has been made on that since the coronavirus. You could always set up a direct transfer from your end. It may be less convenient but still a lot faster than writing cheques for everything.
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Oct 31, 2020 1:43:46 GMT -5
It seems the USA is a bit slow off the mark in adapting to some modern financial instruments. Even for a house or a farm or business the deposit and balance would be paid by bank transfer. Cars etc would be paid in a similar manner. When I go shopping, whether it be for food or clothes or toys, it is all paid for by my eftpos card. Perhaps the reason why the USA is so slow to uptake these methods is the looney tune element among the christians. Mark of the Breast and all that sort of mumbo jumbo.
A check (cheque) is technically a bank transferring money from one account to another. Personal cheques, money orders, or a bank cashiers check are still commonly used here. Similar to your eftpos card, nearly everyone here has a Debit Card, which electronically transfers money from your bank as payment. I still pay my credit card, power, cable, and other bills via cheque, but all could be paid automatically simply by providing your bank account number to the billing company or using a debit card.
We aren't slow, just diverse, and I personally prefer paying the old fashion way, mainly because I don't trust people to automatically withdraw whatever funds they determine I owe from my accounts. I got ripped-off 3 times doing that.
ok, monthly bills here in NZ are sent via email. And simply paid by a transfer initiated by me. I can understand the pain of getting ripped off. The electronic money system is rife with low lifes and scammers.
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Post by Dan on Oct 31, 2020 13:42:06 GMT -5
A check (cheque) is technically a bank transferring money from one account to another. Personal cheques, money orders, or a bank cashiers check are still commonly used here. Similar to your eftpos card, nearly everyone here has a Debit Card, which electronically transfers money from your bank as payment. I still pay my credit card, power, cable, and other bills via cheque, but all could be paid automatically simply by providing your bank account number to the billing company or using a debit card.
We aren't slow, just diverse, and I personally prefer paying the old fashion way, mainly because I don't trust people to automatically withdraw whatever funds they determine I owe from my accounts. I got ripped-off 3 times doing that.
ok, monthly bills here in NZ are sent via email. And simply paid by a transfer initiated by me. I can understand the pain of getting ripped off. The electronic money system is rife with low lifes and scammers.
Billing by email is done in the US too, it can be pre-authorized and automatically paid, or payment can be manually tendered each month.
When I had my business, I had a VISA/Master Card/ Discover/ and Debit Card service. They started charging me nearly 9% on every transaction, so I canceled it, but they continued charging my account for service fee's. I ended-up having to close my bank account and open up a new one in order to get it stopped. The whole episode cost me over $1300.
I also got DISH TV for $59.95 per month, but I didn't like it and cancelled in less than a month. When I got my bank statement, they had deducted $719.40!! Apparently the deal I agreed to was a one year contract, so I had to pay for the full year even though I only used it for 3 weeks.. The same thing happened with a cell phone that I only used for 3 months prior to cancelling service.
That's why I'm reluctant to give people access to withdraw whatever they want from my bank account. Getting burned 3 times will make a fellow paranoid
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Post by chuck on Nov 2, 2020 21:18:22 GMT -5
No I don't think their is a existent dude God or a Zeus God or what ever other image religion has created. But I do believe God is true. I’ve noticed that you have made the statement ‘God is true’ several times recently. Can you explain what it is that you mean by it, including what you mean by ‘God’ and what you mean by ‘true’. Matt10 To me God is a nature, and if that nature is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love, then that is true. I am not saying that is all that God is. But that is what I see.
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Post by joanna on Nov 2, 2020 23:32:35 GMT -5
chuck. From where did you source this concept Chuck? It bears no resemblance to the god of Abraham or the god who fails to intervene and prevent suffering. Is your God all-powerful; all-knowing and all-present?
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