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[–] SilentMaster [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I don't know, maybe I'm having a momentary episode of weakness. Obviously this shit doesn't affect me. Even when I was going to church on Sundays we were not sending money off to mega-churches. Honestly I think we were donating about $5 a week to the offering plate. That is not 10% of my salary, so I was looking after number 1 in no uncertain terms. However, watching the John Oliver piece just made me made and think there should be something in place to protect the rubes. Maybe the current system is actually the best one after all.

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[–] lord_nougat 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Wow, back in my going to church days, I'd throw some change in, or maybe a dollar. That was over 30 years ago though, maybe money was worth more back then.

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[–] SilentMaster [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yeah, I think it is totally inflation. Yesteryear's dollar is 2010's $5. Just like my fucking kids get $2 or $3 in quarters for each tooth from the tooth fairy, where I got 1 or 2. I recall my parents putting in a buck in the 80's and they'd give me my own quarter to put in, so my parents were in it for $1.50 max each week. We did the same thing as our daughter was getting older. We'd put the $5 in and give her .50 cents to chuck in. Luckily now I'm out free and clear and I spend the $5.50 on chili dogs or something awesome on Sundays.