They get your money, one way or another.

Oct 24, 2006 20:56

In an unassuming building in Bellevue, Washington that looks like it could be someone's house was a Church of Scientology. This fact was only apparent from a sign up against the road that advertised it as such. Most of you probably know that Scientology is essentially a cult invented by sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard that avoids being identified as a garden-variety cult because they're well-funded. So, a lot of what they do is aimed at getting money out of their followers.

When I was again in the area in September for a job interview, I happened to drive past that very same building on my way to the airport, and to my surprise the sign had been covered up with a tepmorary sign, advertising the new occupant of that building. What was it, you ask?

A check-cashing store.

Some buildings are just determined to fleece the stupid and the desperate, one way or another.
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