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 Mar 17 2007, 04:09 PM
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 this world is unthinkable  Group: Member Posts: 67 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,200  |
who is the start of poverty? who started it? did we? we know that there are millions of people out there that have it worst than us. there are people out there that are starving but what are we doing? we go around and buy the most unimportant things we don't need. we don't need 4 houses all we need is one!!! we don't need 44 cars all we need is one!!!!!!! why are spending money on the things that we don't actually use or need? And when you are donating your money don't do it because its good image for the public or it makes you look like a good person so everyone will like you after that. do it because its the right thing to do. do it because you know you want to. do it because you know that there are people out there that will do anything to get something to eat. do it because its coming from Your HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 21 2007, 01:08 PM
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 Kimberly Group: Member Posts: 1,961 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 121,599 |
QUOTE It's just a guilt trip to get us to donate to a charity, which most of the time take a portion out of the donation. So, if it was really important to feed the little ones over in Africa, why would these charities need to take a portion out of our donations? If they need that little fraction of our donation to survive as a charity, then they shouldn't be a charity at all. It should be the churches job to help the sick and poor and widowed. Its sad how charities keep a portion of donations... but what if no one donated to charity? Donations definately make an impact. Not just with dying children and aids in Africa, but what about for research? Like the Cancer Society? National Heart Association? Donations to those types of organizations go towards vital medical research. As long as something's legitimate, and a person has money to spare, why not? 
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Mar 22 2007, 04:30 PM
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this world is unthinkable Group: Member Posts: 67 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,200 |
QUOTE(happykmd @ Mar 21 2007, 2:08 PM)  Its sad how charities keep a portion of donations... but what if no one donated to charity? Donations definately make an impact. Not just with dying children and aids in Africa, but what about for research? Like the Cancer Society? National Heart Association? Donations to those types of organizations go towards vital medical research. As long as somethings legitimate, and a person has money to spare, why not? Exactly!!! i don't understand why the charities take a portion of the donation. the money isn't for them is for the people who need it. if the money was to them we would have donated our money to them saying they can have it. but yea as long as we're doing something that is helping people around the world why don't we do it. its not like if we donate we lose all our money. some people don't want to donate to charity because they're greedy. they think if they donate nothings going to happen and whats the point of donating money if it doesn't help the people who you are donating the money to? I'll tell you what because its the right thing to do!!!!! you don't really know where the money goes. you don't know if its actually helping them. so just donate just in case. |
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Mar 22 2007, 05:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 728 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 495,803 |
QUOTE(live_it_and_luv_it @ Mar 22 2007, 2:30 PM) Exactly!!! i don't understand why the charities take a portion of the donation. the money isn't for them is for the people who need it. if the money was to them we would have donated our money to them saying they can have it. but yea as long as we're doing something that is helping people around the world why don't we do it. its not like if we donate we lose all our money. some people don't want to donate to charity because they're greedy. they think if they donate nothings going to happen and whats the point of donating money if it doesn't help the people who you are donating the money to? I'll tell you what because its the right thing to do!!!!! you don't really know where the money goes. you don't know if its actually helping them. so just donate just in case. Your right but I think they take a percentage to keep that donation running kinda like a movie theatre, whatever they make they split profits with ect..I think it goes the same way with donations and other things. It should be all for the donation itself but I always think of it this way "every little bit counts". |
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Mar 22 2007, 06:36 PM
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this world is unthinkable Group: Member Posts: 67 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,200 |
QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 22 2007, 6:12 PM) Your right but I think they take a percentage to keep that donation running kinda like a movie theatre, whatever they make they split profits with ect..I think it goes the same way with donations and other things. It should be all for the donation itself but I always think of it this way "every little bit counts". you're right about that. but if they need the charity to keep on running why dont they get money from the government? |
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Mar 22 2007, 10:10 PM
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 Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 |
QUOTE(live_it_and_luv_it @ Mar 22 2007, 7:36 PM) you're right about that. but if they need the charity to keep on running why dont they get money from the government? Because we'd still be paying for it through taxes. It's not like the government makes new crisp 100 dollar bills every month. |
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live_it_and_luv_it is poverty our fault? Mar 17 2007, 04:09 PM
Heath21 I don't think were to blame for poverty comple... Mar 17 2007, 05:57 PM JakeKKing Why should I donate anything? If I had a million d... Mar 17 2007, 11:43 PM
Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 17 2007, 9:43 PM) I... Mar 18 2007, 01:32 AM JakeKKing QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 18 2007, 2:32 AM) Tha... Mar 18 2007, 02:10 AM Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 18 2007, 12:10 AM) ... Mar 18 2007, 02:18 AM live_it_and_luv_it QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 18 2007, 3:10 AM) I... Mar 18 2007, 12:47 PM Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 18 2007, 12:10 AM) ... Mar 18 2007, 06:15 PM .fire Poverty is not a thing that happened overnight, it... Mar 17 2007, 11:50 PM JakeKKing QUOTE(.fire @ Mar 18 2007, 12:50 AM) Pove... Mar 18 2007, 12:04 AM .fire QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 18 2007, 4:04 PM) I... Mar 19 2007, 03:46 AM &/degradanca. QUOTE(.fire @ Mar 19 2007, 4:46 PM) I dis... Mar 19 2007, 07:13 AM JakeKKing QUOTE(.fire @ Mar 19 2007, 4:46 AM) I dis... Mar 19 2007, 11:47 AM live_it_and_luv_it QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 19 2007, 12:47 PM) ... Mar 19 2007, 04:13 PM Jinny well, it depends what the situation is.
if some pe... Mar 19 2007, 10:05 PM .fire QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 20 2007, 3:47 AM) H... Mar 19 2007, 11:24 PM Heath21 QUOTE(.fire @ Mar 19 2007, 9:24 PM) Okay,... Mar 19 2007, 11:48 PM JakeKKing QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 20 2007, 12:48 AM) Ve... Mar 20 2007, 12:10 AM Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 19 2007, 10:10 PM) ... Mar 20 2007, 12:24 AM JakeKKing QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 20 2007, 1:24 AM) I a... Mar 20 2007, 12:39 AM Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 19 2007, 10:39 PM) ... Mar 20 2007, 01:56 AM JakeKKing QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 20 2007, 2:56 AM) I a... Mar 20 2007, 02:01 AM Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 20 2007, 12:01 AM) ... Mar 20 2007, 02:08 AM JakeKKing QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 20 2007, 3:08 AM) I n... Mar 20 2007, 02:12 AM Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 20 2007, 12:12 AM) ... Mar 21 2007, 02:40 AM JakeKKing QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 21 2007, 3:40 AM) Yes... Mar 21 2007, 02:42 AM Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 21 2007, 12:42 AM) ... Mar 21 2007, 02:46 AM JakeKKing QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 21 2007, 3:46 AM) You... Mar 21 2007, 02:56 AM Heath21 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 21 2007, 12:56 AM) ... Mar 21 2007, 03:01 AM .fire Radix malorum est Cupiditas Mar 19 2007, 11:57 PM Heath21 QUOTE(happykmd @ Mar 21 2007, 11:08 AM) I... Mar 21 2007, 02:05 PM Heath21 QUOTE(live_it_and_luv_it @ Mar 22 2007, 4... Mar 22 2007, 09:39 PM live_it_and_luv_it QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 22 2007, 10:39 PM) Ho... Mar 24 2007, 02:20 PM Heath21 QUOTE(live_it_and_luv_it @ Mar 24 2007, 12... Mar 24 2007, 05:10 PM Arjuna Capulong Because the government is in debt a couple trillio... Mar 22 2007, 06:40 PM live_it_and_luv_it QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Mar 22 2007, 7:40... Mar 22 2007, 06:54 PM Kurd Jam I don't see the poverty problem as "someo... Mar 22 2007, 07:13 PM live_it_and_luv_it QUOTE(Kurd Jam @ Mar 22 2007, 8:13 PM) I ... Mar 22 2007, 07:32 PM Arjuna Capulong The government works objectively more so than mora... Mar 24 2007, 05:37 PM live_it_and_luv_it ok ppl. STOP USING SUCH BIG WORDS!!! s... Mar 26 2007, 03:06 PM Heath21 QUOTE(live_it_and_luv_it @ Mar 26 2007, 1... Mar 26 2007, 04:37 PM GhEtTo_DuChEsS Yes and No, depends on your situation.
if i had mo... Apr 5 2007, 07:46 PM live_it_and_luv_it i understand where you're coming from but in a... Apr 14 2007, 12:37 PM Mystic Eyes I don't get this whole fairy tale nonsense. It... Apr 14 2007, 01:40 PM catastrophic In my opinion, poverty isn't in our control th... Apr 14 2007, 04:50 PM yrrnotelekktric blame the republicans.
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