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You Wonder Why it's Hard to Make Ends Meet with a Very Good Salry?
🔗 https://www.epi.org/publication/charting-wage-stagnation/
Ah, the age-old tale of wage stagnation, a saga so gripping it could make even the most mundane economist's heart race, if they had one. Here's the lowdown on the Economic Policy Institute's (EPI) report on "Charting Wage Stagnation":
- The Plot Thickens: Despite productivity soaring like a rocket since 1979, the wages for the average Joe (and Jane) have been crawling like a snail with a heavy shell. We're talking about a 64% productivity rise, but wages? Barely a blip on the radar.
- The Great Divide: The report points out that if inequality hadn't grown, middle-class households would be basking in an additional $17,867 in income by 2007. But alas, the rich got richer, and the middle class got... well, charts.
- The Culprits: Policy decisions that have the bargaining power of workers on life support. Imagine a world where workers' voices are drowned out by the hum of corporate profit machines.
- The Gender Pay Gap: Women in the energy sector? Paid less for the same job. It's like watching a historical drama where equality is always the next episode, but the season never ends.
- The Monopsony Mystery: Companies holding too much power in local job markets, leading to a situation where they can dictate wages like they're choosing toppings on a pizza, except the only topping is "less money."
- The Wage Stagnation Twist: It's not just about not keeping up with inflation; it's about policies and corporate strategies designed to keep wages low. Think of it as a conspiracy, but instead of aliens, it's just really boring economic decisions.
So, in summary, wage stagnation isn't just an economic issue; it's a narrative of policy failures, corporate power plays, and a dash of societal indifference, all wrapped up in charts that could make you question the very fabric of economic fairness. If this were a movie, it'd be a drama with a twist of dark comedy, where the hero (the worker) is still waiting for their close-up.
Taylor Swift. 😁
Gospel
Luke 6:39-42
Can a blind person guide a blind person?
Jesus told his disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’ when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye.”
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We Are All Liberal Protestants
"Many of us Catholics in the United States are actually liberal Protestants with rosary beads. To form our moral lives as Catholics is a constant battle to overcome the liberal Protestantism that we consumed with our mother’s milk and which permeates the very moral, social and political air that we breathe. Indeed, the moral and political philosophy of American liberalism is so pervasive that we have largely forgotten a distinctly Catholic vocabulary and grammar or — far worse — have collapsed our Catholic faith into our partisan political commitments. "
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/citizens-yet-strangers-kenneth-craycraft
Heresy!!!
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BREAKING: Pope Francis: ‘Every religion is a way to arrive at God’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-pope-francis-every-religion-is-a-way-to-arrive-at-god/
Great episode.
Fr. Ripperger's 1st Appearance on R4R! https://www.youtube.com/live/E4td0BSKdIg?si=TE7QEns9bfldBRTV
But you also have to consider what the reliability of generating power is. Solar and wind do not have the same robust reliability that nuclear has.
🔗 https://moodycatholic.com/10-fundamental-beliefs-in-the-catholic-religion/
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Here's a summary of the core beliefs of the Catholic faith:
1. The Holy Trinity: Catholics believe in one God in three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit, representing unity in diversity within the divine nature.
2. The Incarnation: Jesus Christ is God incarnate, meaning He is fully God and fully man, born to redeem humanity through His life, death, and resurrection.
3. Church Authority: The Catholic Church is seen as having divine authority passed down from Jesus to the Apostles, with the Pope as the successor of Saint Peter, leading the Church.
4. The Sacraments: There are seven sacraments that are considered channels of God's grace, essential for spiritual growth and salvation.
5. The Eucharist: During Mass, Catholics believe the bread and wine transform into the actual body and blood of Christ, a doctrine known as transubstantiation.
6. Veneration of Mary and the Saints: Mary is revered as the Mother of God, and saints are honored as examples of faith and for their intercessory power.
7. Afterlife: Belief in heaven, hell, and purgatory. Heaven for those in grace, hell for those in mortal sin at death, and purgatory as a place of purification for souls destined for heaven.
8. Good Works: While salvation comes from God's grace, good works are vital as they are the fruit of faith and part of living out one's Christian calling.
9. Social Justice: There's a strong emphasis on caring for the poor, promoting human dignity, and engaging in social issues to reflect God's love and justice.
10. The Second Coming: Catholics await the return of Christ, who will judge all people, leading to the fulfillment of God's kingdom.
These tenets encapsulate the spiritual, doctrinal, and moral framework of Catholicism, guiding the lives of its followers in their relationship with God and their community.
No one has a better mascot.
Gig ‘Em Aggies!!!
The ‘MSM’ is no longer mainstream. Podcasts and independent journalists have supplanted them.
I've started referring to them as the ‘Corporate Media’
They're basically the same as Catholic. On minor sisagrremeny in the apostolic creed and they have different customs. But they and the Catholics are considered like two brothers who have had a spat. But we're brothers, completely.
But it doesn't mute the lies. I couldn't watch it. Everything out of that woman mouth was a lor.
Because for 2,000 years Christian referred to themselves as being part of the 'universal church'. Catholic means universal, as apart from the breakaway sects. There were a few here and there until Luther.
We still know we are part of the Universal Church and not part of a break away sect from the 2,000 year constant communion of Christians with the direct approval, touch and communion with the Apostles and those they charged with continuing the faith.
The generic term was a novel thing chosen by the break away protestant sect in order to separate themselves from the Universal Church.
