Not Carrying Your Own Weight, That Sucks.....

Most big corporations would love you to believe the illustration above but it's nothing close to the truth. The fact is that most corporations avoid paying taxes by exploiting loop holes in the law including off shore banking and the sad thing is our government allowing this to go on. They bitch, whine, yell, scream and throw tantrums but with the money they make they should be paying the bulk of the taxes, it shouldn't fall on the working class but it always does thanks to crooked politicians, special interest lobbyist and bad attorney's and law maker's. You see I actually don't feel bad about paying taxes, think about all they pay for and all the benefits we reap from them in the big picture but what I find loathsome and disgusting is those who get very wealthy doing business and then exploiting every thing they can to avoid paying a fair tax on their wealth, to me that's a form of treason among other crimes. They should pay their fair share and be proud and grateful that they are able to do it! But then I also think they should pay the worker bee's that got them there fair wages and decent benefits also and not do it begrudgingly but gratefully. I find greed and selfishness and especially to the degree we witness it today a hideous plight on America and all Americans. Taxes pay for roads, schools, libraries, police and firemen, health and safety and none of those things are free, paying taxes is part of a democracy avoiding paying them by unethical means, pushing the limits of the laws, exploiting a system that you used to acquire your wealth, that's pathetic and disgusting and treasonous, if you don't want to pay than go play in another country and see how you like it there .........
As long as these companies and this countries wealthiest are allowed to get away with these crimes against this country the working class will continue to be forced to pay for their short comings. There's got to be a reckoning and the sooner the better. The system's out of balance, that's why it's not working right, think about it....I mean really, WTF they suck!!!

I just put Maxine in because I like her sense of humor and I don't like always ending on a negative note and most people are very negative when it comes to taxes but if we set the wealthiest 10% on the straight and narrow it would lighten the other 90% of the people's load, it's all in the checks and balances, we need to start holding people accountable.........

.Greed, That Sucks

You know the original theory regarding money was actually a good idea but the way most prioritise it really sucks, everything has a value and we as individuals sets our own priorities and to me a very sad thing that so many put such a high one on money and they forsake everything and everyone to get it. I want to know why they have to have way more than they could possibly ever need and why it's so hard for them to share even with the people who break their backs to make it for them.

Myself, I make money because society dictates my need to, I can spend it with the best of them and I like the things it buys. When I have more than I need I tend to give it to those who don't, it makes me feel good to help. But basically , I hate it and blame it for many of the problems the world is facing today, it's not actually the money it the way it makes many people act. How do you justify taking away quality of life for it? how do you justify taking life for it? If your in that 10% that controls most of it on this planet, how do you sit on soooooooooooooooooooo much of it knowing that if you spread it around a little you could alleviate a lot of pain and suffering even death for many including a lot of children, I can not understand that mentality at all, it eludes me completely and I think that's a good thing for me because I think to be someone like you rather than someone like me, WTF that would really suck........

Sorry, wasn't much of a witty blog tonight but I'm tired and feeling a little pissy and that sucks too..................

Dumb & Dummer Alive & Well In Nevada....

I wondered when I first arrived if it was me or if a lot of the people were just a little off? It wasn't me after doing a little research on the state of Nevada and it's educational system I must sadly report that most of the citizens of this state reflect the educational system that's been here for decades and is pretty much the saddest excuse for one I've ever seen. If you read my last blog you know they are planning to cut the budget for education even more. God forbid they should actually put a decent (fair & reasonable)tax on the Gambling Industry or the Mining Industry which has raped and pillaged this state for decades and both walked away with billions and billions in profits over the decades. Oh hell no, continue to sacrifice the children of Nevada so that the greedy, selfish Gambling & Mining Industries can keep on getting richer & richer at the expense of every citizen in this state for a few more decades. WTF, that SUCKS!!!!

Why Has Nevada Repeatedly Forsaken It's Children?

The children don't even get decent odds thanks to the Gambling Industry!

Uneducated youth is left with hopelessness!

If they won't play fair maybe they shouldn't play at all!

11 Percent of Nevada Students Polled Have Tried to Kill Themselves
Commission Examines Suicide in Nevada
Nevada has the highest suicide rate in the country, and it's the only state with more annual suicides than car crash deaths.

Nevada Casinos Fail to Support Education
Nevada gambling interests have long perpetuated the myth that the industry pays most of the state's bills, especially education. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the gross gaming tax is only responsible for about eight percent of the state's annual budget.

The gambling industry has long been the nemesis of Nevada education, recently adopting a strategy of scapegoating non-gaming business for the fact that the state stands in increasingly poor financial condition. Indeed, industry leaders have even accused some businesses of paying no taxes at all. Their latest strategy is to blame the state's anemic economic diversification efforts for bringing in non-taxed businesses. Gambling in Nevada does not pay its fair share of taxes. The industry does not really care about supporting either education or economic diversification. It wants no competition for our large, undereducated, low-wage labor pool.

The state of Nevada should be able to boast the best education system in the country but instead they have one of the worst, this should be a devastating disgrace to the people of this state, the children of this state should mean more than that! Somebody explain this phenomenon to me please?

WTF, That sucks!!!!!

Yeah, that really does suck! I simply find it amazing that a state with two incomes that basically no other state's have to draw tax revenue from have an education system as bad as Nevada's, a teen suicide rate as high as Nevada's, a drop-out rate as high as Nevada and a college enrollment as low as Nevada's.

Those statistic's suck for all Nevadan's, do you people have no self respect? Do you not give a damn about your children and their education? Do you not realize that upon your retirement these are the children you must count on to run this country and take care of your nasty, greedy, self-serving pathetic asses.

The fact is Nevada offers no hope to it's youth hence, the high drop out rate, high suicide rate. Most Nevada teenager's don't enroll in college or some other higher education because they're not educated well enough or properly prepared to succeed.

I do not understand how the people of Nevada tolerate this, my children are grown and don't live here and didn't have to go to school here, thank god. Now with the economy so poor the first thing the governor does is attempt to cut the education budget nearly in half, to me with the state of affairs here that's the last thing you do. The casino's been pocketing mega profits for ages in this state, they OWE the children of this state and now would be a great time for them to step up and pay their dues! Why does no one in this state care to see that the children get a decent education, I understand the greed of the casino owner's, they have to be forced to pay taxes, loop holes have to be slammed shut! I don't understand why the parents in this state do not stand up for their children and demand better. These our your children, they are our future and we all owe them at least a shot at a decent future and right now the state of Nevada offers them nothing but hopelessness, dead end jobs with low wages and very few lousy benefit's. The "right to work" state, MY ASS! There is nothing good in that statement, nothing to be proud of! Now if this was a "right to receive fair compensation for your work" you might have something going on. The people of the state of Nevada, while they haven't been taught how to use their brains properly need to at least try and get a handle on what's going on here. They need to realize that when they unite under one cause they have the power to make changes, changes that can give their children a better education like they deserve, a chance at a college education, a chance to live a better quality of life.

The fact is the gambling industry has failed miserably in it's obligation to the people of Nevada, they have fallen far short of a moral and ethical responsibility to the communities that have offered up what's close to slave labor for decades now. And here's one last fact for you in this blog any way, if Nevada wants to expand it's business and industry base, get diversified then it needs to improve it's education system, it has to make the gambling industry pay it's fair share for a change, it has to offer the children of Nevada a future of hope, of opportunity and a better quality of life. And this isn't something you should have an option to do, it's something you have a moral responsibility to accomplish, the state of Nevada owes the children of Nevada much, much more and better than what they've given so far. The economy is no excuse for not accomplishing this, it's the perfect opportunity to show the world Nevada does give a damn about their children, they do have a social conscience, ethic's and integrity do matter, set an example, I dare you! WTF, this sucks!

We made history in this country this year during the presidential election proving when we work together for a goal we have the power to achieve it, the education of the children in Nevada needs to be a priority for everyone in this state, a top priority!

It's time we let the children of Nevada know we do care, they do matter and they do have a worthwhile future, it's our responsibility, our obligation or will you continue to allow the Gambling Industry to make you and them a failure?

reference's : http://www.joeneal.org/education.html

http://www.focusas.com/Nevada.html

Something To Ponder....

Pretty amazing statistic huh? If your part of that 10% then I guess life is going pretty good for you, even now. If your part of the other 10%, especially the bottom tier of that 10% then that probably really sucks!

Lack Of Ethic's In Advertising....

Today we have become a fast food society, where everything is served up quick in throw away container's. Advertising has adjusted well to this concept, in fact, they are thriving on in. No longer do we demand truth, no longer do we question or read labels, we simply look at the big picture in front of us and take it at face value failing to read the fine print listed below. Advertiser's count on this, an example:



It is honest, arsenic is all natural and they could have added vitamins & minerals then add a tasty looking picture on the cover. This would sell but whoa is the one who doesn't take a moment to read the fine print and assumes this is something to eat! And the part that really sucks is this is the way advertiser's do sell their clients products today because they count on us not taking the time to read the fine print, they appeal to our sense's with what they feel we want to hear and see in the big picture and adhere to the law in the fine print and only as much as they are forced to.

We need change in this area but we need people to demand it first. As long as consumer's are buying then advertiser's are going to continue advertising in this manner. Only when consumer's demand ethic's and integrity in advertising will we see it and then begrudgingly, that also sucks, a lot! What ever happened to the days when manufacturer's took pride in their products? What happened to the agencies that were put in place to protect consumer's? When are people ever going to wise up and realize that the bottom line is not always nor should be the top priority? I mean WTF that really sucks........

Atlantis Still Sucks....And So Does This Poor Puppies Predicament

I started this blog out mostly to have fun and I'm going to get back there because quite frankly I love having fun and I love laughing besides it's low cal and good for everyone. Until I saw this cartoon I never thought about it but remember the little kid in "Christmas Story" that was bad enough but just think if this could be a reality and you were this puppy that would really suck!

As for the Atlantis follow up on the story I blogged yesterday, I did finally receive a call back today after the big meeting and I was informed they were finally going to post a credit back to my credit card for the 2 tickets their employee took from my envelope as soon as this mysterious Steve shows up and approves the idea, I'll keep you posted on that also. My friends were disappointed and said they would never go there for anything again stating that the staff was rude and discourteous, why am I not surprised by that. That and the fact that they blocked all the good seating off for there "club" members and high rollers after they said they weren't going to do that show me this is somewhere I do not wish to go to have a good time and enjoy myself, these people have a lot to learn regarding customer service and to be them must really suck!!!

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada Tortures Couple Mourning A Death!

Tiger is on the top &

Angel Baby is the second pic.

It was early Saturday afternoon and my husband Jack was on his way out the door to go help a friend with a home repair project when we notice blood spots on the carpet in the den and we then noticed our 16 year old Yorkie/Maltese was near the blood spots so we immediately called her to us and noticed she was seeming to have a miscarriage, there was the head and chest of a dead not fully formed fetus hanging from her vagina. Since the fetus was premature and dead we were worried it might not be a normal miscarriage and also her age was a concern so we raced her to our vet. He thought the same but as he attempted to remove the fetus it seemed to be attached so he did a sonogram and it was even worse than we imagined, it seemed the fetus was attached to or part of a cancerous tumor that had invaded her entire abdominal area. He said even if he did surgery he would have to remove a very large portion of her abdomen and she'd need chemo and radiation and he had already noticed a second tumor, Angel was 16 years old and I would never put her through that ordeal, I wouldn't put any living thing including myself through that ordeal so we ended up having the vet give her an injection that put her to sleep for good as I tried to make her as secure and peaceful as possible and it was only seconds after the injection that she died in my arms. Angel and her daddy, Tiger were the only family I had for many years and this nearly destroyed me, I had just lost her daddy to a heart attack almost 2 years earlier....

Needless to say my husband and I were broken hearted and we also had a little guy, almost 2 year old BooBoo Ringer, Tiger's namesake to console at home. When we brought him home Angel decided right away that we had got him for her and they were inseparable, today it's Monday and I am worried because Boo is just so sad and depressed, he missed his Angel badly. He keeps coming up and putting his nose to my chest where Angel laid as I held her for the last time ever while my husband prepared her coffin and grave and then he sits pretty (his way of asking for something) as though he's asking me to get her back and all I can do is try to give him comfort as I am still reeling from the unexpected loss.

To the reason for this blog today, I am so angry now there are not words I would put into print to describe the way I'm feeling towards the Atlantis Casino here in Reno, Nevada, they have wasted a lot of my time and energy when I did not have either to waste over the most idiotic situation of pathetic, disgusting and hideous customer service I have ever seen in my life. I have never seen the likes of it and I hope I never do again, there is absolutely no excuse for the situation escalating to it's current state. Customer service this bad is appalling at best, what kind of moron's do they hire and what kind of training do they receive but let me tell you what they've put us through for days now and the situation is still unresolved.

We had purchased 5 tickets for the Saturday night concert featuring Poco, Pure Prairie League and Firefall, all bands we loved and had yet to see in concert and we were going to see the concert with some very good friends of ours. The tickets were to be picked up at the casino the night of the show, which was this past Saturday, the day we lost Angel. I called the casino a head of time and told them the circumstances and that we would not be able to attend the concert but I wanted to ensure our friends had no problem's getting their tickets and seeing the show. The person, Heather who answered my call informed me regardless of circumstance the tickets were non refundable and my credit card was charged for all 5 and I understood this so I said fine, just make sure my friends get the tickets, we then called our friends and said if they could not resale the tickets then give them to someone to see the show so they were not wasted. Done, right? Not even. It seems when our friends picked up the concert tickets the person at the counter made a point of taking 2 of the tickets out of the envelope before handing it to my friend, she assumed that due to the circumstances the casino had a heart and had credited our credit card back for the 2 tickets and that's why they took them back! That would have been the nice, courteous descent thing to do but, of course, that's not what they did at all. They simply kept them and either resold them or used them themselves.

I found this out when I called my friend at the concert and ask her if she had been able to make use of the tickets and then she told me what they had done. So I called the casino back and ask them why they had taken the two tickets back and if they had refunded my credit card the cost, of course they hadn't because they are "NON REFUNDABLE" OK, then find why did they not give them with the rest to our friends as they were instructed to do, why did they take 2 out and keep them for themselves although they had already charged my credit card for them. NO ONE at the casino has an explanation for this, Heather left without returning my call, her boss, Tara was too busy handing out tickets to call me back then but said she would on Sunday but she never did so on Monday when I called back I was informed she had 2 days off and would call me back sometime after Wednesday. Sorry, this is unacceptable to me so I called the head of human resources, Teresa Finn trying to find out how to contact the general manager, Darlyne Sullivan and told her why so she tried to put me in contact with the head of special events services, Jackie Hunt so I ended up with Marina Mulch who works for Steve somebody the head of something but everybody that could deal with the situation was too busy or gone!!!!! I did at least get a call back from Marina Mulch who informed me that they had scheduled a meeting to discuss the matter and decide how to handle it at that time and would call me after with the results of their meeting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it me? Is this a NO-BRAIN ER or what, the Atlantis Casino's EMPLOYEE took tickets that belonged to me and kept them. I don't care who took them or why, it was their EMPLOYEE that took MY PAID FOR TICKETS, PAID FOR BY ME AT THEIR DEMAND and kept them, YOU SIMPLY CREDIT MY ACCOUNT THE $52.00, you fricken MORONS, YOU MEGA MORONS, YOU PATHETICALLY DUMB, IGNORANT BRAIN DEAD MENTALLY CHALLENGED MORONS. It seems so simple to me, I fail to see why it takes 5 days and multitude of MORONS having a meeting to decide how to handle the situation. I paid for 5 tickets, you only gave me 3, your employee TOOK 2 of my tickets, CREDIT MY CREDIT CARD!!!!!!

I have been on the phone and hold for so long I am now absolutely disgusted with this place the the pathetic excuses they have for customer service. Doesn't anyone expect to have to go through this type of situation over something that should have been resolved that evening before I went to bed and TARA went off her shift for her days off!!!!!!!!!! It shouldn't require an act of congress to get a refund for tickets taken my their employee's and I do not care what the reason was or who did it, it was done, YOU MAKE IT RIGHT WITH YOU CUSTOMER, OR IN THIS CASE I SHOULD SAY EX CUSTOMER I WANT TO MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD I WILL NEVER PATRONIZE Atlantis Casino Resort Spa or any of it's affiliates if I can help it EVER again, there is just no reasonable excuse for this kind of incompetence and negligence when it comes to dealing with your customers.

I talked to at least once and most of them more that once,(1) Heather,(2) Bob,(3) Roger,(4) Tara,(5) Teresa,(6) Jackie and (7) Marina ( 7 employee's) and they knew what I have been going through, how could they, how dare they add to the grief I was already going through, these people aren't fit to work in the public at large and what kind of organization is the Atlantis if it takes a meeting and an act of congress to handle this situation, it's just dumb founding to me. And now instead of comforting my almost two year old Boo dog I'm writing this damn blog because I feel abused, I mean ABUSED at best by these people. And I want to end this on a good note, LOL not possible with the Atlantis apparently, I am STILL WAITING to see if the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, multi million dollar company is going to pay me back the $52.00 for the 2 tickets, as far as I'm concerned THEIR EMPLOYEE TOOK FROM ME, yes still waiting for the results of the "meeting". Jon Stossel where are you when I need you, GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the contact email for the Atlantis: http://www.atlantiscasino.com/general-information/contact-us.asp I would appreciate emails if you think this story is appalling as I do. The general manager's name is Darlyne Sullivan and I believe you should direct your emails to her, maybe she can make a decision regarding customer services issue's. Last, I hope everyone that sees this blog will pass it on, companies like this do not deserve any one's business and in these days when money is tight especially. Oh, and let me mention one more note that shows the Atlantis Casino's honesty and integrity, when I initial made the reservations I inquired intensively as to seating and was informed there was NO reserved seating, everything for the show was first come first sit and then when I called my friends at the show they informed me that 1/3, at least 30 % of the center front stage area was blocked off and reserved for the Special Atlantis Club Paradise members ONLY, they flat out lied to me before I purchased the tickets, had I known this I would have never purchased any tickets for that concert at all. Nothing like a little truth in advertising huh, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, yeah, I'll be sure to NOT ever do any business or patronize your establishment again

Free Money Because You Pissed Yours Away....

$1.6B Of Bank Bailout Went To Execs
AP: Money Given To Struggling Banks Went Toward Bonuses, Stock Options, Country Club Memberships

Just 1 bank will track bailout money
Posted Jan 09 2009, 10:46 AM by Kim Peterson
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Filed under: banking, Citigroup, Kim Peterson
How is it that an ATM can give my exact balance at any time, but banks can't say what they did with $1 billion in bailout money?
Because no one forced them to. The government is handing out money like Halloween candy -- no strings attached. No strict rules on what banks should do with the money or how they should account for it. Only after the fact did people see the money go to executive bonuses and other non-essentials.

I understand the reason and need for the recent bailout but what I do not understand or cannot comprehend is why our government did not first demand accountability from the banks, why they did not put some stipulations on these funds. It was an obviously a huge mistake if read the story lines above and look at the still dead in the water financial situation. I was laid off my job some months ago through no fault of my own and am still unemployed and I have paid into those tax accounts for 42 years now, where is my handout, who's going to bail my butt out and no strings attached, it's ludicrous and absolutely sucks big time........

A Pretty Picture........

This is a poem I wrote recently, I think it sucks when people feel they have to pretend to be something they are not in order for them to have friends or feel loved, everyone should know the joy and comfort of living in their own skin and knowing that they are a unique and wonderful form of life loved and appreciated for exactly who and what they are. Pretentious being's are sad and pathetic and to feel the need to be one well, all I can say is that real sucks....

He Sold His Daughter For Food & Booze........

Well I haven't really been looking too hard to find a good WTF, but then one doesn't have to look too far these days do we? The economy still sucks, real estate market is still taking a dump, the war is still on and now Israel attacking Gaza, the banks have money now and so does the stock market but they are only sharing it with their top exec's in the manner of bonuses, raises and trips to exclusive resorts. Then on the news tonight I heard a story about a man who sold his teenage daughter into marriage for money, food and booze and he was caught when he went to the police to complain that he hadn't received his money yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That really sucks all the way around it for everyone involved and I'm dying to find out how this one ends, I'll try to track it and keep you posted........................

New........

I gave the blog a new look, changed my avatar and with the new year already in full swing I thought it might be a good time to change the blog since it wasn't getting any attention anyway. The title pretty much covers everything so who knows what I'll put here, not even me right now but 2008 was the year from hell and I'm glad it's over I'm looking forward to 2009. It's the Year of the Ox in Chinese astrology and my hubby is an OX, a big hairy beast!!!LOL Just kidding, he's actually a very cute hairy beast but then I do love furry things and I like wearing fur, fake fur of course, it's usually washable and comes in many colors and patterns where as the real fur looks much better worn by it's original owners. So if you just happened along this blog try stopping by again soon, maybe I'll have something interesting or funny to say or maybe not who knows but then wtf.........