Collateral Damage (06-01-2023)
Thanks, but that wasn't the point.
Salvation Army does more than ring a bell at Christmas time, and Goodwill is more than just a used goods outlet. While there are other charitable groups I value higher than either one of those, any group that does good for the community, IMO, is worth supporting.
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." -- James Madison
Just AnotherPerson (06-01-2023)
I do understand that it wasn't the point. I agree with you on some of the charitable organizations but not when it comes to the Goodwill. I also agree with you about how allowing these people to work and interact with the public is a good thing. I just don't agree with not paying them at least minimum wage. The companies are receiving tax incentives to hire them and they also want to skimp on wages. If they are truly hiring these people for the good because they are a company who does good for others then they should be able to pay them. I am not saying all companies or Goodwill's abuse the system but some do, and it's something I can't agree with. I do know there are other organizations who do a lot of good for people and their communities.
We are all brothers and sisters in humanity. We are all made from the same dust of stars. We cannot be separated because all life is interconnected.
Goodwill is not acting as an employer for the handicapped.
They are acting as a school in an effort to train the handicapped to be able to move on and do jobs. That is why the Dept of Labor allows them a special minimum wage to do this charitable work. There is also a expiration on how long they can work at those wages of 2 years, which I assume is to prevent the abuse.
Let's go Brandon !!!
Collateral Damage (06-02-2023)
They are treating these people like a sub class of humans that don't have the same rights as the rest of us and that is an abuse. I have been trained on jobs and the pay is always full pay while training. It is wrong, no matter how you try to justify it. You will not convince me in any way shape or form that it is ok for a multi billion dollar profit company to employ disabled people and pay them as little as 2 cents an hour, just not going to happen.
We are all brothers and sisters in humanity. We are all made from the same dust of stars. We cannot be separated because all life is interconnected.
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
“When people get used to preferential treatment equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell
Don't forget Bert Kaempfert, Mitch Miller and a million different albums of Christmas music. Every once in a while you find a gem, though, and they're usually only a couple of dollars. I found one LP that is a recording of a concert by Peter Seeger and Arlo Guthrie, several by that loveliest of lounge singers Julie London, and once a mid-'60s Beatles rip-off by a band called 'The Buggs'. It's true, you do have to sift through a lot of crap, but sometimes it's worth it.
“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas and not eat a chicken fried steak." - Larry McMurtry
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
“When people get used to preferential treatment equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell
The Salvation Army helped my brother in law get off heroin, and he stayed off. My sister also got clean, but not through the SA. They went on to have meaningful careers and retired a couple of years ago. My sister is so scarred from shooting up, her arms and legs look like she was burned in a fire.
I'm very sorry about your nephew. I recently lost a nephew to a fentanyl overdose.
Cutesy Time is OVER
Collateral Damage (06-06-2023)