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Originally posted by Bean
I hear a lot of people (not here, neccesarily) saying that they have no obligation, because its a different country. IMHO, its not a different country that we're helping. its people. I have a friend in india, and he's lost several people in his village.
[edit on 4-1-2005 by Bean]
Originally posted by EnronOutrunHomerun
The last time I donated money, I gave $250 to Red Cross after 9/11....At the time, I was a college student and that was almost a whole paycheck....
Originally posted by EnronOutrunHomerun
And of course it didn't even go to what I intended it to go toward...albeit I assume it went to a good cause....
I do have sympathy for those involved in this horrible tragedy...but what I don't have is an extra supply of cash to hand out...
Originally posted by EnronOutrunHomerun
But I do know a few wealthy people in this town who have yet to capitalize on their tax-cuts this year by making a generous contribution....Since they're motivated purely by greed and thus all attached sentiment is null and void, consider their million dollars in aide, which I'm sure will be going out soon, a donation from me.....
Originally posted by SupaFly
Originally posted by sandge
For everyone grumbling "my tax dollars are going over there," the amount currently pledged by the US gov't is a pittance. What is it now, $350 million? We spent $13 billion on hurricane relief last year in Florida alone.
Do unto others, y'all.
That's not fair. That was for multiple hurricanes with a larger area affected and it was for OUR homeland.