Belly up, fired, and retired

Jesus . . . wept.

walkonbyeeeeeeeee wrote:
Jesus . . . wept.

when I visited ND, we went to see the religious artifacts
they purported to have the actual crown of thorns….IMO religious people are so gullible

thankfully it's out…and already 3/4 of a billion has been pledged for reconstruction
this site has cool photos that you can slide the before and after…little shocking
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2019/04/16/notre-dame-cathedral-before-after-and-during-blaze/3481106002/

Can't they take that that three quarters of a billion and instead build some low income housing?

Space wrote:
Can't they take that that three quarters of a billion and instead build some low income housing?

NOT IN MY BACKYARD

Space wrote:
Can't they take that that three quarters of a billion and instead build some low income housing?

trust me, kinda feel the same way
let's spend tons of money on an old building dedicated to religion or we could literally help millions of people

In all seriousness, isn't the Catholic Church more than well funded enough to do this repair without non-believers ponying up? I'm sure they can flip over the couch cushions at the Vatican and cover this.

That said, the Julian's American in me loves the hustle.

Julian, wrote:
In all seriousness, isn't the Catholic Church more than well funded enough to do this repair without non-believers ponying up? I'm sure they can flip over the couch cushions at the Vatican and cover this.

That said, the Julian's American in me loves the hustle.

It's owned by France, not by the Catholic Church. I didn't know that all the distances in Paris (maybe they said France?) are measured starting at Notre Dame. I'm not religious, but I do feel like it deserves to be saved because of it's influence and importance in Architecture and Art.

Also, that building has been through some shit.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/the-gutting-of-notre-dame-is-a-body-blow-to-paris-and-all-it-represents/2019/04/15/37d4410e-5fc8-11e9-bf24-db4b9fb62aa2_story.html?utm_term=.f09e534f8697

LVMH, famous for their luxury goods and being my forum signature, is in for a cool 200mil euros.

Space wrote:
Can't they take that that three quarters of a billion and instead build some low income housing?

So the argument goes like this…

$750 million of private dollars is $750 million the government doesn't have to spend, so technically, they could spend that government "savings" on low income housing, something that arguably should be the governments job and not the private sector's job (though voters in my home town thought differently).

In addition, restoring monuments and attractions only help to attract more tourists, whose taxes are a large source of the government revenue (Paris' hotel tax is 25%) so think of it as marketing for the individual, with a tax break, thinly veiled as an indirect investment in the government coffers.   

Nick Geale, the top aide to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, is leaving the Trump administration after a clash with White House officials who regarded him as personally difficult and an impediment to President Trump's deregulatory agenda, according to sources with direct knowledge.

The wrote:
Nick Geale, the top aide to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, is leaving the Trump administration after a clash with White House officials who regarded him as personally difficult and an impediment to President Trump's deregulatory agenda, according to sources with direct knowledge.

Actually it sounds different from what you wrote:

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/top-labor-official-to-exit-after-white-house-probe

Former DOL staffers have in recent months told Bloomberg Law that Geale has been carrying out directives from the White House and Secretary’s office with a brash and abrasive style—laden with profanity—that’s been driving some senior personnel out of the department. The staff upheaval has been blamed for at least some delays on important DOL policy updates, such as a top White House priority to expand apprenticeship programs.

This board should be renamed “DC Politics”

Dress Barn

This news is actually trending on Twitter  ???

Justin wrote:
Dress Barn

This news is actually trending on Twitter  ???

Who could have guessed subconsciously making people think of cows and horses when looking at themselves in your clothing might be a bad move for a modiste? Who could’ve guessed!?

Julian, wrote:

Justin wrote:
Dress Barn

This news is actually trending on Twitter  ???

Who could have guessed subconsciously making people think of cows and horses when looking at themselves in your clothing might be a bad move for a modiste? Who could’ve guessed!?

It started in 1962, so I think its more the advent of internet shopping than the awful name.

Julian, wrote:

Justin wrote:
Dress Barn

This news is actually trending on Twitter  ???

Who could have guessed subconsciously making people think of cows and horses when looking at themselves in your clothing might be a bad move for a modiste? Who could’ve guessed!?

i have been pondering this sweet, sweet mystery for years… WHO THE HELL NAMES THEIR CLOTHING STORE "BARN" ANYTHING?!?

(with the possible exception of a Carhartts store - i could see "The Carhartt Barn" working).

sweetcell wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Justin wrote:
Dress Barn

This news is actually trending on Twitter  ???

Who could have guessed subconsciously making people think of cows and horses when looking at themselves in your clothing might be a bad move for a modiste? Who could’ve guessed!?

i have been pondering this sweet, sweet mystery for years… WHO THE HELL NAMES THEIR CLOTHING STORE "BARN" ANYTHING?!?

(with the possible exception of a Carhartts store - i could see "The Carhartt Barn" working).

You'd be surprised by the amount of fondness for certain farm animals held by Trumptarded women.

Space wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Justin wrote:
Dress Barn

This news is actually trending on Twitter  ???

Who could have guessed subconsciously making people think of cows and horses when looking at themselves in your clothing might be a bad move for a modiste? Who could’ve guessed!?

i have been pondering this sweet, sweet mystery for years… WHO THE HELL NAMES THEIR CLOTHING STORE "BARN" ANYTHING?!?

(with the possible exception of a Carhartts store - i could see "The Carhartt Barn" working).

You'd be surprised by the amount of fondness for certain farm animals held by Trumptarded women.

Not when they're compared to looking like one.