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In reply to the discussion: The WTF? File: New $500,000,000 U.S. Embassy in London. [View all]SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)40. This reminds me of my job..
I am going on my 7th year without a raise. Hey it's not like the cost of living has increased in the last 7 years
I was told in January how much they love and value me. I was also told "sorry, there is just no money for a raise right now".
No money. I work for a music act. A big one. The day I was told there was "no money" we played 5 minutes over the local cerfew time. (Most arena's and amphitheaters have a cerfew) That 5 minutes cost the tour $9000 in fees plus overtime for the union. Of the next 20 shows we played we paid fines at 8 of them.
The money they paid in "late fees" could have covered my raise for 10 years.
See there is always "money". Just not for us.
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Nope. Another boondoggle for crony capitalists. Do the Brits have complaints about the old embassy?
freshwest
Mar 2012
#1
Yes, those are always an amazing nationalistic spectacle. Do they actually keep people...
freshwest
Mar 2012
#39
Hoping by your signature line you mean reducing the debt by ending war and not killing off the poor.
freshwest
Mar 2012
#22
What do you think of Ron Paul's vision for doing this since you choose to bring it up?
think
Mar 2012
#27
We are cool, and I'm impressed. Thank you for who you are, and my apologies again.
freshwest
Mar 2012
#41
Check the last, dipsy mentioned what was in it. And it shows how the money is just flying around.
freshwest
Mar 2012
#19
There's dipsy's barricades. Why not anchor a huge ship offshore. Would be more private.
freshwest
Mar 2012
#18