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		By: Mike Rinder		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 02:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-379544&quot;&gt;John&lt;/a&gt;.

The Coroner did what his job is and he was not a scientologist.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-379544">John</a>.</p>
<p>The Coroner did what his job is and he was not a scientologist.</p>
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		By: John		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 02:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-379539&quot;&gt;Mike Rinder&lt;/a&gt;.

After listening to you &#038; Leah I don&#039;t trust Scientologist with anything. PERIOD! How can A Dr, diagnose cause of death without doing some pathology on the body? I&#039;m not a medical man obviously, but it just seems odd to me.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-379539">Mike Rinder</a>.</p>
<p>After listening to you &amp; Leah I don&#8217;t trust Scientologist with anything. PERIOD! How can A Dr, diagnose cause of death without doing some pathology on the body? I&#8217;m not a medical man obviously, but it just seems odd to me.</p>
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		By: Mike Rinder		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-379534&quot;&gt;john&lt;/a&gt;.

A autopsy is not usual in the death of 74 year old overweight man in poor health who had a history of heart attacks/strokes and other ailments (pancreatitis). The cremation is part of the scientology belief system of allowing the thetan to separate from the body. What is more amazing is that he was in such poor health and had so much wrong with him — this is the guy who was cause over MEST and bodies and had found the answers to illness, disease and everything else. An autopsy would merely have confirmed that he was a mess. I don’t doubt he dies of a cerebral vascular accident (stroke), do you think that was not the case for some reason?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-379534">john</a>.</p>
<p>A autopsy is not usual in the death of 74 year old overweight man in poor health who had a history of heart attacks/strokes and other ailments (pancreatitis). The cremation is part of the scientology belief system of allowing the thetan to separate from the body. What is more amazing is that he was in such poor health and had so much wrong with him — this is the guy who was cause over MEST and bodies and had found the answers to illness, disease and everything else. An autopsy would merely have confirmed that he was a mess. I don’t doubt he dies of a cerebral vascular accident (stroke), do you think that was not the case for some reason?</p>
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		By: john		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[john]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-377569&quot;&gt;Dead Men Tell No Tales Bill Straass&lt;/a&gt;.

I have LRH&#039;s death certificate. It states no autopsy was performed, so how did the good doctor know he died from a,&quot;Cerebral Vascular Accident&quot; as written on the certificate. His body was cremated the next day without embalming it. What was the hurry? Dr Denk was a Scientologist , too. Amazing!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-377569">Dead Men Tell No Tales Bill Straass</a>.</p>
<p>I have LRH&#8217;s death certificate. It states no autopsy was performed, so how did the good doctor know he died from a,&#8221;Cerebral Vascular Accident&#8221; as written on the certificate. His body was cremated the next day without embalming it. What was the hurry? Dr Denk was a Scientologist , too. Amazing!</p>
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		By: Eric		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wow! As a resident of NY, I now plan on writing NYS officials about this BS.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow! As a resident of NY, I now plan on writing NYS officials about this BS.</p>
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		By: Sparkay		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sparkay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Speaking of New York, does anyone know if John Carmichael is still going ?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of New York, does anyone know if John Carmichael is still going ?</p>
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		By: Aquamarine		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aquamarine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-377532&quot;&gt;Glenn&lt;/a&gt;.

This was so wrong.  You - never getting a bonus.  You - making $17.20.  Its just so...WRONG.  So unjust.  You and all the other staff and SO, SLAVING those hours, receiving so little in exchange.  

A good deal of the money I donated, if I were honest, were not for the causes themselves, although I did believe at the time in their worthiness.

But the truth was that mostly I pitied the staff.
Not in a condescending way.
I liked them.  I&#039;m talking about the Class V staff in my org, mostly.  And a few SO I knew who were always very warm and kind.

They worked so hard and they were always so...cheerful.
So happy, working those hours, so unselfishly, for - nothing, practically.

Yes, I did pity them and in my heart considered that I myself was not in their league &quot;purpose-wise&quot;. Because I was too selfish to join staff.  Too practical...&quot;PTS to the Middle Class&quot;...I just wouldn&#039;t.  I refused, repeatedly, year in and year out, to sign that contract.

So I had this GUILT.  

A staff member would be in front of me...I knew I could make him or her INSTANTLY happy by buying something he or she was selling. 

On the other hand, impulse buying of something I didn&#039;t even want was stupid, wasteful and financially irresponsible - that I knew!  

But!  

But, I had the money there, I could do it...I could make this person INSTANTLY happy for a while...Many times over the years, did I find myself  in this mental dilemma!  And not always, but enough times, my good sense did NOT win out and I bought all kinds of books and other crap (&quot;New Releases&quot;) that I didn&#039;t want,  had ZERO desire for, just to create this kind of happy effect.  
This is embarrassing to admit and by the way, there ARE other ways I know of to make people happy!   You can make them laugh; you can listen to them and understand them, you can...well, there are no shortage of WAYS, but BUYING something from someone who really wants to sell you that thing causes this INSTANTANEOUS ( albeit temporary) happy effect - their eyes light up - they just light up in front of you - its fun, what can I say)
 
As a cult member I was pretty much of a soft touch when it came to Class V staff selling me things. Good thing I never had any serious money.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-377532">Glenn</a>.</p>
<p>This was so wrong.  You &#8211; never getting a bonus.  You &#8211; making $17.20.  Its just so&#8230;WRONG.  So unjust.  You and all the other staff and SO, SLAVING those hours, receiving so little in exchange.  </p>
<p>A good deal of the money I donated, if I were honest, were not for the causes themselves, although I did believe at the time in their worthiness.</p>
<p>But the truth was that mostly I pitied the staff.<br />
Not in a condescending way.<br />
I liked them.  I&#8217;m talking about the Class V staff in my org, mostly.  And a few SO I knew who were always very warm and kind.</p>
<p>They worked so hard and they were always so&#8230;cheerful.<br />
So happy, working those hours, so unselfishly, for &#8211; nothing, practically.</p>
<p>Yes, I did pity them and in my heart considered that I myself was not in their league &#8220;purpose-wise&#8221;. Because I was too selfish to join staff.  Too practical&#8230;&#8221;PTS to the Middle Class&#8221;&#8230;I just wouldn&#8217;t.  I refused, repeatedly, year in and year out, to sign that contract.</p>
<p>So I had this GUILT.  </p>
<p>A staff member would be in front of me&#8230;I knew I could make him or her INSTANTLY happy by buying something he or she was selling. </p>
<p>On the other hand, impulse buying of something I didn&#8217;t even want was stupid, wasteful and financially irresponsible &#8211; that I knew!  </p>
<p>But!  </p>
<p>But, I had the money there, I could do it&#8230;I could make this person INSTANTLY happy for a while&#8230;Many times over the years, did I find myself  in this mental dilemma!  And not always, but enough times, my good sense did NOT win out and I bought all kinds of books and other crap (&#8220;New Releases&#8221;) that I didn&#8217;t want,  had ZERO desire for, just to create this kind of happy effect.<br />
This is embarrassing to admit and by the way, there ARE other ways I know of to make people happy!   You can make them laugh; you can listen to them and understand them, you can&#8230;well, there are no shortage of WAYS, but BUYING something from someone who really wants to sell you that thing causes this INSTANTANEOUS ( albeit temporary) happy effect &#8211; their eyes light up &#8211; they just light up in front of you &#8211; its fun, what can I say)</p>
<p>As a cult member I was pretty much of a soft touch when it came to Class V staff selling me things. Good thing I never had any serious money.</p>
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		By: Aquamarine		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aquamarine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-377703&quot;&gt;Peggy L&lt;/a&gt;.

Thank you,  Peggy :)]]></description>
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<p>Thank you,  Peggy 🙂</p>
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		By: Peggy L		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peggy L]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-377579&quot;&gt;Aquamarine&lt;/a&gt;.

I read it Aquamarine :) and I think you are doing a lot to help now. 

A while back I read one of your posts and thought &quot;that gal has spunk!&quot;. That&#039;s a compliment by the way.]]></description>
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<p>I read it Aquamarine 🙂 and I think you are doing a lot to help now. </p>
<p>A while back I read one of your posts and thought &#8220;that gal has spunk!&#8221;. That&#8217;s a compliment by the way.</p>
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		By: Mike Rinder		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-377578&quot;&gt;Sarah Jane Senn&lt;/a&gt;.

YEs, I did at that time still believe in at least some of the &quot;tech&quot; and the E-Meter. ANd yes, it is similar to a polygraph. We have had some great discussions about this on this blog with some excellent comments from a number of people including Bruce Ploetz who is an electronic genius and spent years as the go-to guy for all things A/V technical at Gold.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-game-hand-over-your-stimulus-check-to-pay-our-staff/#comment-377578">Sarah Jane Senn</a>.</p>
<p>YEs, I did at that time still believe in at least some of the &#8220;tech&#8221; and the E-Meter. ANd yes, it is similar to a polygraph. We have had some great discussions about this on this blog with some excellent comments from a number of people including Bruce Ploetz who is an electronic genius and spent years as the go-to guy for all things A/V technical at Gold.</p>
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