Charity, how much do you give?

**Fragony** · 10-15-2007, 19:10

A few young dutch guys who had a great succes with a navigation-system gave half of their capital to charity, dutch newspaper says 'philantropes seek publishment'. Bill Gates gives a whopping of money I don't know how much, newspapers talk of a nerd not knowing where to spend his money. The original founders of mcDonalds didn't get any attention at all, millions and millions of dollars that was rightfully theirs by anyones standards, they sold their company way before it became the hegomony it is now. Why?

I am kinda interested mostly in the actual spending of our most passionate human-rights supporters. I give about 180 a month, 12x180, I could buy a calculator+slave for that to see how much it is really, and that + the money the state spends on filling their friends pockets without us knowing where it went, how much, qui bono. It includes a human rights organisation that hires lawyers for naughty iranian girls getting a necklace(50euro a month), the cliniclowns(10euro), I quit warchild(25 euro) since I learned they invest my money in cluster-bombs, and there is the Aids funds(20 euro) and a few other small ones that actually cost a lot when added. I don't mind, doing pretty good, I can miss it without feeling too much heat, but it kinda stings because I have to feel bad nonetheless.

Why? Standard leftist reaction 'that is outragious, the government should act'. Hello? Aren't those hands you got attached to your arms? Why not leave the government to solve stuff like roads and all that? Do we really need them for anything else? It's an addiction, addiction to government who you trust to do what you think is decent, or is it just lazyness? No decency just your rep in the socialist sallons? Not your responsibility? We have the government to take care of it after all. Idealists sell their house and do something, perfectionists ask others to do it for them, I am neither. So, how much of your money doesn't reach your mouth?

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 10-15-2007, 19:50

I give ten a month to Amnesty, ten a month to a charity which helps keep poor Brazilian kids out of gangs through football (can't remember the name, someone from them accosted me on the street and I thought it sounded cool) and ten to Medicins Sans Frontiers.

Not a huge amount, but I'm only a student.

**Mikeus Caesar** · 10-15-2007, 19:53

I give my loose change to charity collectors on the street. I would give more, but i can't afford. My paperboy's wage of £13.50 a week just isn't enough, especially when you're busy saving it up for your own life.

And before anyone accuses me of being greedy, i don't care. You have to draw a line between your own personal happiness and doing the right thing.

**Ice** · 10-15-2007, 20:56

$500 to the Red Cross after Katrina

$50 to the victims' families of the VT Massacre

Oh yeah, and about 10% of my paycheck every two weeks.

**Boyar Son** · 10-15-2007, 21:57

a buck at church

i'd like to help those on the street but pops wont like that much

**ICantSpellDawg** · 10-15-2007, 22:14

nothin'. I give good tips for work. I give good tips in poor countries when i visit.

**Productivity** · 10-16-2007, 11:28

Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax

ten a month to a charity which helps keep poor Brazilian kids out of gangs through football (can't remember the name, someone from them accosted me on the street and I thought it sounded cool)

If it's not too much problem would you mind digging out that name - I'm interested.

**Ja'chyra** · 10-16-2007, 11:57

£5 a month to WSPA and a kids charity, NSPCC I think.

I don't agree with the government doling out money to foreign country so until that stops all my money stays in the UK. I also give to certain charities when I see them, Battle of Britain vets, RNLI etc but only the ones I want to I'm never pressured into giving to charities that I don't want to.

**spmetla** · 10-16-2007, 18:04

I can't say I really give money to charity. During the holiday season I'll give some money to the salvation army guys on the street corners. I'll also give the less annoying hobos change from time to time but that really isn't charity.

**drone** · 10-16-2007, 18:51

I voted Democrat in the last election, does that count?

I give some to the Humane Society (animal shelters), and my company does a program where we get gifts for kids for Christmas. I gave to AmeriCares for the tsunami relief, not really sure how much of that actually helped out. I tend to avoid big groups like United Way, but the Salvation Army gets change every Christmas.

I don't give money to street beggars. I'll get them food though, because they need it and it pisses them off.