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Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:17 PM

Jun 2014

You don't have to be computer literate. These websites teach from scratch. I checked them out just because I was curious. It turned into a hobby. But you can look up how to do specific things if you're not into learning a lot.

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I just turned down a website content contract on principle. [View all] MineralMan Jun 2014 OP

Good job! Tainted money WhiteTara Jun 2014 #1

I agree. There are several types of websites I won't write. MineralMan Jun 2014 #4

Do you believe in Rainbows? WhiteTara Jun 2014 #9

I write all of the content for small business websites, MineralMan Jun 2014 #14

Thanks. I'll keep on keeping on. WhiteTara Jun 2014 #18

You can probably tell your business's story better MineralMan Jun 2014 #23

Thanks for that. seo and linking are my very weakest areas. WhiteTara Jun 2014 #26

There are websites smallcat88 Jun 2014 #45

you are assuming I am WhiteTara Jun 2014 #82

Actually smallcat88 Jun 2014 #84

Do you have a website yet? Celebration Jun 2014 #96

Yes, we do have a website WhiteTara Jun 2014 #97

Good for you! LiberalEsto Jun 2014 #2

These banks provide this "bene" if an employee likes it or not? Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #3

They must have the employee's permission. MineralMan Jun 2014 #5

It is ugly. Corporate power IS in charge. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #19

In many cases, permission is obtained before the person is hired. MineralMan Jun 2014 #21

That's what I figured. You did the right thing. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #34

hmmm, I was unaware of these Leme Jun 2014 #6

Yes. There are serious tax benefits. MineralMan Jun 2014 #10

Hmmm, didn't we have a run on banker deaths in a certain company awhile back? n/t woodsprite Jun 2014 #12

Yes. There was an unusual rash of deaths MineralMan Jun 2014 #16

Wonder if being labled 'suicide' negated the payout woodsprite Jun 2014 #17

Probably not. Suicide clauses are normally time-limited MineralMan Jun 2014 #20

Wal-mart is the premier leader in this practice packman Jun 2014 #28

There is something I don't understand about this whopis01 Jun 2014 #58

Good question - packman Jun 2014 #72

That's an excellent question. The real reason for the popularity of the policies was... PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #90

You must not have watched Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story.' Hissyspit Jun 2014 #75

I have now, thank you Leme Jun 2014 #77

Take the gig... lame54 Jun 2014 #7

Well done! rock Jun 2014 #8

Just what I love! Someone who acts on principle! woodsprite Jun 2014 #11

"Janitor Insurance" Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #13

Yup. That's it, but dressed in an expensive suit. MineralMan Jun 2014 #15

one sees stuff like this on the Twilight Zone Leme Jun 2014 #22

NEW fiction: "Death Benefit" by Robin Cook & "The Gods of Greenwich" by Norb Vonnegut proverbialwisdom Jun 2014 #57

Good work. I have instructed my money mgr to stay out of the death industries Doctor_J Jun 2014 #24

Good karma always comes back to reward you. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #25

Ethical behavior is its own reward, in my opinion. MineralMan Jun 2014 #31

yes and yes Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #38

Good outlook. klook Jun 2014 #73

typical of american financial practice(s) heaven05 Jun 2014 #27

Kudo's for not dealing with what I've heard called 'dead peasants' policies azurnoir Jun 2014 #29

Corporations betting on death is nothing new...... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #30

From my research, it appears that some changes MineralMan Jun 2014 #32

I applaud you for turning it down. JayhawkSD Jun 2014 #33

I had no contact with the actual company. MineralMan Jun 2014 #60

Well, of course you have better judgement than I do JayhawkSD Jun 2014 #88

It's a despicable practice and not supporting it is admirable, mountain grammy Jun 2014 #35

Thank you LittleGirl Jun 2014 #36

so a corporation might arrange for a plane full of employees to disappear? Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #37

I'd like to think that wouldn't happen. MineralMan Jun 2014 #61

i know. shame on me for even having the thought. Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #63

Good for you!!! WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2014 #39

Defensible, but... Helen Borg Jun 2014 #40

Good for you. Thank you LoisB Jun 2014 #41

A DU success story!! RobertEarl Jun 2014 #42

Placing principle before money. Well done. kairos12 Jun 2014 #43

It does sound kind of creepy but how does it harm the employee? You aren't suggesting that A Simple Game Jun 2014 #44

well, I am making this up in a way Leme Jun 2014 #59

But how is the employee hurt? n/t A Simple Game Jun 2014 #67

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Good for you MM. geardaddy Jun 2014 #46

Good job! smallcat88 Jun 2014 #47

I have taken a stand on principle today, too. woo me with science Jun 2014 #48

What is your stand? That you are not voting Democratic? nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #70

What a devastating, revealing response from you, msanthrope. woo me with science Jun 2014 #80

Um no....I didn't read your post so much as I'm asking about the third party candidate msanthrope Jun 2014 #87

Amen.... daleanime Jun 2014 #49

arranging it so they profit from their employees' deaths? what could possibly go wrong? unblock Jun 2014 #50

Great post and response. think Jun 2014 #51

Those kinds of plans are (or at least used to be) illegal in Florida. It would not surprise me, 1monster Jun 2014 #52

Good for you, MM. If more people would do that, the world would be a better place. tblue37 Jun 2014 #53

Great to see someone standing up for their principles like this! The Road Runner Jun 2014 #54

Good! I wouldn't work for professional crooks either! Initech Jun 2014 #55

I've read about this obscene practice. Thanks for bringing it to wider attention... Hekate Jun 2014 #56

It's a variation on "dead peasant insurance" Warpy Jun 2014 #62

Are those the 'Dead Peasant' policies? If so, I thought they were made illegal a few years ago? sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #64

No, they weren't made illegal. Some rules were changed in 2006, but they are MineralMan Jun 2014 #65

I wasn't sure what happened to them, frankly, but thought with all the negative coverage sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #66

Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' touched on this ugly practice. Snarkoleptic Jun 2014 #74

I remember that. He must feel so frustrated at times, he has exposed so much hoping it will help sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #78

No, they weren't made illegal. The main issue with them concerned tax treatment. Companies... PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #79

Rec. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #68

I applaud you for sticking to your principles. ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #69

I applaud you for holding to your principles. southerncrone Jun 2014 #71

Mineral man for Presidente ....nt pbmus Jun 2014 #81

Very good. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Jun 2014 #83

Good for you! joanbarnes Jun 2014 #85

Good old "dead peasant" policies. These should be illegal eridani Jun 2014 #86

good for you!!! I hope many decent, ethical clients will find you. dead peasant insurance is almos niyad Jun 2014 #89

The employer is presented with a conflict of interest. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #91

Good work. caseymoz Jun 2014 #92

Good for you. mnhtnbb Jun 2014 #93

OK, I must be thick . . . MrModerate Jun 2014 #94

The prime reason for the popularity of the policies was to shield some corporate income PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #98

I applaud you ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #95