NAOS
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it was a joke about spreadsheets. A bad one, apparently.
How the Mormons Make Money
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it was a joke about spreadsheets. A bad one, apparently.
NAOS
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I made a joke a while ago that every time someone on this board admitted some bit of personal info, you inputed that into some kind of crazy spreadsheet that allowed you to predict the future.
One more thing: the construction created jobs during that phase. However, will this actually increase jobs in the SLC area during the operations phase, or just move some of them closer to the temple? I think more the latter, unless SLC is woefully underserved by retail outlets.
fallenchicken
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The Mormon corporation continues to rake in the mass profits and continues to rob its members of 10% of their wealth. I like to consider the justification a man has to make when he chooses between his electric bill and God, and looks out the window at God's mall.
The Black Swordsman
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We both can say without argument that 10% is a small price to pay for eternity. However we can argue whether or not that is true so lets take that out of the equation. Mormons get to interact with kind, like minded people in a social setting. This is priceless. Let alone the friendships you make, you make countless connections. Here in Phoenix literally every dentist I know is a Mormon and they allow other people from church to shadow them and such. If I was a Mormon I would pay that 10% happily.
Coloradojazzfan
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You quoted the cover of time magazine... impressive!
But, not quite as impressive as me quoting you!
I get what you're saying here, but it did create new permanent jobs as well. All those new retail stores need employees. The mall itself needs employees. The parking structures built with it need employees. The housing it created needs employees. The grocery store needs employees. None of those things were there.
Don't you mean 2.5%?
There's an excellent Islamic quote on this matter regarding the purpose of charity--Sums up the subject well.
Archie Moses
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Move over JazzPunkRocker.
Probably the only reason I would go down there, tbh.
Why would it? That's the kind of attitude my 4 year old has; she asks for something, then bitches about how it was done, delivered, or otherwise wasn't what she wanted. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Forget all the GOOD the church does, be ANGRY that they aren't doing MOOOAAAARRRR!!!1
Right. The owner isn't isn't getting any favors. The owner of the space being leased isn't getting any favors. The company that lent the money to the guy who owns the building, so on, so forth. I'm sure all of those people, and the economy as a whole don't benefit by those jobs. In fact, the world would be much better off if we all just stayed home and collected unemployment. You say plenty of rock-bottom stupid stuff, but you're on a whole new level lately.
Wow.
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The fact that you know what that is, or actually thought of it enough to type it out, is disturbing.
Nobody's forced to pay tithing. The idea is that if people have the faith to pay tithing God will bless them in one way or another.
NAOS
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Yes, clearly you've learned enough about my position to conclude that I'm entirely against every relationship in the production, distribution, and consumption of retail goods. Excellent reading once again.
Clever stuff here, Trout. It sorta looks like I'm looking at dictionary entries. I stand behind what I said; if you read the entire thread he authored a politically neutered and nihilistic position.
Awww, I forget you're so sensitive. Sorry, guy.
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NAOS
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Trout is the board's biggest douchebag. People think it's funny... that's why he has a Rep Power of 20+. He didn't get a single one of those fist bumps because of something insightful he said about the Utah Jazz. But, you know this already.
I thought that was from his (alleged) alt accounts.