Money is not important

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Proverbs 30:8-9 GNT

keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need. If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
 
Just because it's not the be-all, end-all doesn't mean it's "not important." Thank God we don't live in a barter system, so its kind of important. lol

I think it would have been better to listen to if it was "money isn't our focus."
 
I tried to tell the tax man that.
He didn't think it was one bit funny.
 
Persuaded said:
I tried to tell the tax man that.
He didn't think it was one bit funny.
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My employer keeps trying to tell me the same thing, we've not had any
kind of pay increase for at last five years unless you count 1% of 1% a
pay rise and I work for the Government.


Funny though how they all give themselves big pay rises and bonuses.
 
Miri said:
My employer keeps trying to tell me the same thing, we've not had any
kind of pay increase for at last five years unless you count 1% of 1% a
pay rise and I work for the Government.


Funny though how they all give themselves big pay rises and bonuses.
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I always go into pay negotiation with the obvious trump card -- I'm good, so I'm worth it. I don't remember ever being denied. I do remember going in three months later with, "I'm better than this pay raise." That didn't work, but just once. lol

Of course, it helps that I have a head for numbers, so I can generally prove the company got more than a 1% increase in profits in the last year. (The only time I couldn't prove that is when the company didn't. I still got a pay raise of more than their increase in profits. I'm not a profit. I'm an asset. lol)

Have you tried, "How much will it cost you to find someone as good as I am if I quit" yet? It works. And notice, I never told them I was quitting. I just asked the obvious question they're thinking when someone does threaten that one.
 
I haven't even watched the video

but I wonder how they got a video online without spending ANY money :p
 
Because misery loves company, here's the song stuck in my head now. :p
[video=youtube;3aK-UjR3Oj4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aK-UjR3Oj4[/video]
 
Depleted said:
I always go into pay negotiation with the obvious trump card -- I'm good, so I'm worth it. I don't remember ever being denied. I do remember going in three months later with, "I'm better than this pay raise." That didn't work, but just once. lol

Of course, it helps that I have a head for numbers, so I can generally prove the company got more than a 1% increase in profits in the last year. (The only time I couldn't prove that is when the company didn't. I still got a pay raise of more than their increase in profits. I'm not a profit. I'm an asset. lol)

Have you tried, "How much will it cost you to find someone as good as I am if I quit" yet? It works. And notice, I never told them I was quitting. I just asked the obvious question they're thinking when someone does threaten that one.
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Unfortunately the Government isn't a company, any money it has comes from loans from
other countries or taxes. Everyone is paid at the same pay grade - that's thousands of
people all getting next to no increase.

But just had a thought, if they pay us more we then we would all pay more tax and so they would
get it back anyway.
 
Miri said:
Unfortunately the Government isn't a company, any money it has comes from loans from
other countries or taxes. Everyone is paid at the same pay grade - that's thousands of
people all getting next to no increase.

But just had a thought, if they pay us more we then we would all pay more tax and so they would
get it back anyway.
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Yeah... no doubt
Some Norwegian politicians are saying we must expect taxes of 50% in the future...
I bet THEY won't have to pay them though (or even if they do, half their pay is probably more than all of our pay anyway)
 
Miri said:
Unfortunately the Government isn't a company, any money it has comes from loans from
other countries or taxes. Everyone is paid at the same pay grade - that's thousands of
people all getting next to no increase.

But just had a thought, if they pay us more we then we would all pay more tax and so they would
get it back anyway.
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Which is what the government has been doing for decades. lol
 
wwjd_kilden said:
Yeah... no doubt
Some Norwegian politicians are saying we must expect taxes of 50% in the future...
I bet THEY won't have to pay them though (or even if they do, half their pay is probably more than all of our pay anyway)
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I still remember why John Lennon became an American citizen. The UK wanted 80% of his income.

I've always admired Paul McCartney for staying in his country. I doubt I would have, if it were reversed.
 
Nowadays rich people just employ clever accountants to avoid
paying tax, including politicians.

But hey money isn't important. :)
 
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