Some urban blight as everywhere else, I suppose; moribund downtown, crime, corruption, etc. There are some nice areas and upscale pockets, though and there’s Yale, of course. Last but not least: great Italian food!

More thanks, Societalbane, for further info on $cion in New Haven. No evidence of the plague up here in VT (knock on wood). There may be a few snowbirds with summer homes, but if so, they’re silent. I invited Cathy Schenkelberg to come put on “Squeeze My Cans” locally (in Brattleboro), found a very receptive small theatre owner. It’s too far out of the way for her, but who knows? Maybe some day.

(other than some fellow sci-fi writers) I’ve found no indication and LRH had any degreee of respect for ANYONE. He didn’t respect his fellow SF writers; he played them.

“Essentially the Class V org staff work on a commission basis, as I see it. Nothing wrong with that.”

There is the blindingly obvious wrong thing that it has never lead to the staff making anything close to a living wage.

I consider it to be like a MLM scam. As long as you build a large “downlines” and they kept selling, even a little, it all adds up. The person at the top gets a fortune. Sure is nice for them, if they can stomach it.

Yes, some of the missions at least had consistent pay for a while. They had a lot more freedom with their money – and everything else – than the orgs.

I am told that Hamburg org also paid consistently for a while in its heyday under Weibke Hansen because she made a point of making sure that they were. I also heard that was part of what lead to her removal – it was “squirrel” to take care of her staff.

They prefer the remorseless human trafficking types, like my own ED, to anyone “worker oriented” enough to think that the staff should be rewarded for their efforts.

I consider your feelings more important than any fact Hubbard ever come up with. Live a little, love a lot and smile more than frowning and life takes on a wonderful perspective. Actionable peace – the best of all the pursuits available to us humanoids.

We tried to do the right thing…
Your words are appreciated… but we were both fooled! Live a little and have some fun are more than sufficient. That’s more than enough amends.

I think I made something like $20 per week at my org in the early 70s. Had to supplement by working a temp job on my day off (Saturday’s).

No,no. I made a little over 200/mo in the late 60’s, which would be about 1500/mo today.

The only time I’ve ever heard of Scientology activity in the area is several years ago when someone told me about how they were court ordered to a narconon facility (that has since been force closed by the state). They did not have good things to say. There are several Scientology affiliated drug rehab facilities in Michigan, including a “detox” facility in Battle Creek, a “rehab” in Adrian, and a “rehab” in Manistee. I know that there are court complaints of Nation of Islam members being used as security at the “rehab” facility in Manistee and providing substances to the patients there.

I think the Battle Creek org is likely an empty shell at this point. They are probably paying for heat in the winter to keep the pipes from freezing. I very much doubt anyone is actually there. I’ve been meaning to drive by however to see if the lights are on.