 DKSDamn Kidney StonesPremium,ExMod 2002
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 ·Bell Sympatico
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Re: Bell Let's Talk Day today said by cog_biz_user:said by DKS:I disagree. Mental health is the most seriously underfunded areas of health care. are you kidding? hamilton is in the process of expanding their mental health facilities, tripling their capacity. due date: 2014-2015. No, I'm not kidding. The current expansion is capacity you outline is simply a catch-up and not reflected in other parts of the province. In fact, salaries for mental health workers have been frozen for the last fifteen years.
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said by noelstrom:To those who couldn't see past their hate of Bell, and decided that they just had to post about it - fuck you all.
You couldn't even put it away for one day, and support a cause important to a fellow forum member. Shame on you all.
And to the poster who wants Bell to roll over and die - I wish the same for your employer as you do for mine.
I bear you no ill will noelstrom. Don't even know you personally and I rarely hate anything I don't even know.
I have not had an employer since 94. Comes with being disabled and utterly unable to work.
For the record, I don't much care for millionaires and billionaires 'generously' giving to charities and looking 'so damned noble' by doing so when you trace back to how they became millionaires and billionaires.
Noble is when yo give to a charity, and the so doing actually makes you suffer a loss. Each year I drop a 5er into the Sally Ann pot over Christmas. I'm likely just giving the money back to myself sort of, as I am actually the usual target of charities. But I do it as much for myself as for anyone that will benefit from that lousy 5er.
I refuse to live in funds assisted housing, and I don't get any of my food from food assist options. As I see it, I am already getting funded by being on a disability pension. The trick is to accept limitations, which I suppose so many on assistance of some sort simply won't do.
Every day I refuse to employ monetary options, I am donating to the system in the process. As I see it, I give a great deal more than any f**king well established as run by assholes corporation that is only writing off the expense as part of their advertising budget.
5% whoopdeedoo. I'd be impressed if they donated the entire 24 hour period's entire profits for that period. Maybe. |
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 donoreoPremium
join:2002-05-30
North York, ON | reply to noelstrom
Why can nothing be posted here that is does not degrade like this?
It is a good cause, too bad it is Bell, whom I consider evil and a great corporate asshole (and thought this way of them when my wife worked there), but it is them.
Think of the people it is helping.
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said by noelstrom:To those who couldn't see past their hate of Bell, and decided that they just had to post about it - fuck you all.
When a company employees people that literally lie to old people, to force them to switch to more expensive plans... there's no way some of us can see that. |
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join:2002-02-21
London, ON | said by urbanriot:said by noelstrom:To those who couldn't see past their hate of Bell, and decided that they just had to post about it - fuck you all.
When a company employees people that literally lie to old people, to force them to switch to more expensive plans... there's no way some of us can see that. to provide a counter argument here, my mother called Bell to remove an LD plan on their home phone line because with all the fees, it was costing them $19/month for making zero LD calls...they removed it and offered her some special packages...they now get faster internet and their bill dropped from $170/month to $120...that's a pretty substantial reduction...so while we all have plenty of horror stories regarding Bell, once in a while, there can be a good one.
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I think the important part that's gotten lost in all this debate about whether Bell is doing anything "for the right reason" is the fact that Bell is doing something
Frankly, IMO even if Bell are Satan themselves, they are at least doing that much. Can everyone here say unequivocally that they do even as much as Bell does as a percentage of their incomes?
"Judge not, lest ye be judged and found wanting" is what's ringing through my head here.
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peterboroPremium
join:2006-11-03
Peterborough, ON | said by NefCanuck: "Judge not, lest ye be judged and found wanting" is what's ringing through my head here. No one in n here is purporting to be saints.
said by dirtyjeffer: to provide a counter argument here, And there are a hundred untold stories of elderly too embarrassed to tell their family of being defrauded by Bell for your one good one. |
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 PaoloMr. Wireless
join:2004-05-29
Canada | i have no idea what this bell lets talk day is about? is it still going on today too? i saw what i thought was a commercial
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dirtyjefferAnons on ignore.Premium
join:2002-02-21
London, ON | reply to peterboro
said by peterboro:And there are a hundred untold stories of elderly too embarrassed to tell their family of being defrauded by Bell for your one good one.
agreed...but there are also likely a hundred untold stories where customers received good service but haven't run to the papers talking about it either...look, i'm the last person to defend Bell here, but there are good people working there...Noel is certainly evidence of that.
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 noelstrommeh.Premium
join:2003-04-07
London, ON | reply to noelstrom
Thank you to those that participated in yesterday's Bell Let's Talk Day for Mental Health. A total of 78,520,284 calls, texts and re-tweets means that Bell will donate another $3,926,014.20 to mental health programs across Canada. From the bottom of my heart - thank you.
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join:2003-03-26
canada | reply to DKS
said by DKS:said by cog_biz_user:said by DKS:I disagree. Mental health is the most seriously underfunded areas of health care. are you kidding? hamilton is in the process of expanding their mental health facilities, tripling their capacity. due date: 2014-2015. No, I'm not kidding. The current expansion is capacity you outline is simply a catch-up and not reflected in other parts of the province. In fact, salaries for mental health workers have been frozen for the last fifteen years. As a survivor of youth depression (something I don't normally bring up...) - I can speak first hand to the poor state of the mental health system in general, and the absymal state of adolescent mental healthcare. I was lucky enough to have a good support system, and to have stumbled into the "right place, at the right time" to get good, effective help. Not everyone is so fortunate.
No doubt Bell's reaping benefits from this - good PR, and a tax write-off - but it _IS_ a good, and worthwhile cause; and for 24 f_cking hours, people should have the ability to see past their vitriol, and act for the greater good. You didn't have to love Bell; don't even have to like 'em - but a phone call, text, or retweet, Hell, even keeping your mouth shut, would go a long way... |
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said by dirtyjeffer:agreed...but there are also likely a hundred half dozen untold stories where customers received good service
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Hamilton, ON | reply to LazMan
said by LazMan:but a phone call, text, or retweet
i did my part.
said by LazMan:Hell, even keeping your mouth shut, would go a long way... sorry, i have as much of a right to be vocal as i do silent.
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so the official tally is $3.9 million, derived from 78.5 million LD calls, texts and tweets. while that is a lot of money for a nickel a pop, i feel that it's a drop in the bucket to bell. i think i'd feel better if bell did a donation match, and make it $8 million.
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 KardinalDei Gratina ReginaPremium
join:2001-02-04
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·Bell Sympatico
| said by cog_biz_user:sorry, i have as much of a right to be vocal as i do silent. Yes it's your right, and you and many others have exercised this right to shit all over a thread for a good cause because you don't like the sponsor of the initiative. Well done -- I hope you're proud.
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said by cog_biz_user:so the official tally is $3.9 million, derived from 78.5 million LD calls, texts and tweets. while that is a lot of money for a nickel a pop, i feel that it's a drop in the bucket to bell. i think i'd feel better if bell did a donation match, and make it $8 million.
So you want them to donate a dime instead of a nickel? They aren't matching other donations, they are donating based on call/text/retweet volumes on a given day. Also, Bell Let's Talk Day is part of a larger initiative, including:
Bell launches $50-million mental-health initiative
Bell's $10-million donation hailed as mental-health game-changer
Is that a big enough drop in the bucket? 
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donoreoPremium
join:2002-05-30
North York, ON | reply to cog_biz_user
said by cog_biz_user:sorry, i have as much of a right to be vocal as i do silent.
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