[meteorite-list] No & charities

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Sep 5 16:10:29 2005
Message-ID: <BF41F433.21871%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Hi Dave,
        Two things:
1) Rationalization can be created to justify
almost any action or failure to act.
2) I hope you are never in a position where you are drowning
and someone in a boat 10 feet away tells you, "I would save you,
but I am indignant that my tax dollars are not being used properly.
This beach clearly should be staffed by lifeguards. Sorry, but if I
saved you I would be letting the crooked and inept politicians of
the city off the hook." ( Would you be ok with that response to
your desperation?)
 
        Then again, we ARE a bit off the topic of meteorites, aren't
we?
        Michael

on 9/5/05 12:51 PM, Dave Harris at entropydave_at_ntlworld.com wrote:

> Hi,
> I may be accidentally offending people, and that is not my intent, of course
> however, isn't contributing to charities simply helping the Government and
> the wealthy and influential to hang onto their precious money?
> This crisis should be sourced and paid for by your taxes, like the War....
> If everyone contributes to charities, then that lets a lot of rich people
> (and let's face it, there are a lot of people in the States who could shell
> out a few million) of the moral hook, because they will say that the needs
> of the Diaspora will be met by charity and not their own resources.
>
> This problem of levees bursting was, as far as I know a long standing
> potential problem but no resources were directed - then when it happens it
> takes your Boss about 5 days to acknowledge that there's a problem...
>
> Charities can support smaller, local or parochial issues fine, but national
> disasters are your government's remit - you pay to protect your homeland,
> now Bush needs to cough up.
>
> I am not American, but I have family (sibling and my dad) who have lived
> there for 30 years...and that is the only pathetic justification for my
> opinion... and that is all it is, my opinion so don't shoot me down... but I
> think save your charity for other needy groups - this one is for the Bush
> Administration
>
> Sorry if I offend - I have no intention in dabbling in your politics or your
> good intentioned charitable donations, I just wanted to mention what I
> thought.
>
>
> thanks
>
> d.
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