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tree hugger

A slightly derogatory term describing an employee of a company who stays in the same position for many, many years. This term is usually used in industries such as software engineering where the dynamics of the profession are always changing and it is not unusual for other people in the same field to change jobs every few years. This term was often used in the Silicon Valley during the dot-com bubble (late 1990s).
The opposite of a job hopper is a tree hugger.
by Jon Davis January 1, 2009
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majestic

Having majesty.
God sits on His majestic throne.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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ten planks

1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public purpose.

2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance

4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels

5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.

6. Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the State

7. Extention of factories and instruments of production owned by the State, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.

8. Equal liablity of all to labor. Establishment of Industrial armies, especially for agriculture.

9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the population over the country.

10. Free education for all children in government schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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slavery

The state of being required to serve or give tribute to someone.
One who engages in debt is in slavery to the debt; the master is the loaner.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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courtroom

A place where a man in a black robe seated on a majestic throne uses the authority of the government to beat up the government's constituents and call it "justice".
The innocent man entered the courtroom and wound up in prison.
by Jon Davis January 13, 2004
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world banking powers

The banks that have loaned such a large amount of money to the nations of the world that they are deemed to own them. Most of these loans come from the United States of America, or, better stated, the Federal Reserve. See also: Federal Reserve Banks.
The world banking powers control most of the world, and few people notice them.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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1913

The year when communism in the United States of America became established through the establishment of:

- income taxes
- Federal Reserve
The betrayal of Americans by their government was sealed in 1913.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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