Charities

If you have more than enough, do you give out to charities?

Posted by LivenLuv
I don't have enough and I still try to give.

Me too. I like giving some things to other people who need them more than I do.

Posted by The_Ands
Once I tried to help this poor struggling lawyer out from the province and teach him social etiquette but he was hopeless and weird and accused me of trying to blow him despite being not in my league

I don't know what happened to him

Last I heard he was still living with his parents and making threads about giving to charity

Excuse me. I never needed your help. And I paid for whatever you drank in that bar despite me being broke.

And I am not a struggling lawyer. My father has an established law office and is more accomplished than you or your father. He has a doctor, a cpa lawyer and a pilot as kids.

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Posted by The_Ands
Once I tried to help this poor struggling lawyer out from the province and teach him social etiquette but he was hopeless and weird and accused me of trying to blow him despite being not in my league

I don't know what happened to him

Last I heard he was still living with his parents and making threads about giving to charity

Why are you always being accused of trying to blow someone?

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This issue has long been established and he wasnt even accused. He admitted it himself.

Yes

I give now but selectively. My grandma had Alzheimer's so I participate in the walk and donate to that association.

I give items and money to local animal shelters, the Salvation Army and the local food pantry. I also give to people when there are funds set up because of illness or fires.

I'm hesitant on some of the larger campaigns where the CEO makes 2 million a year.

I realize that the Salvation Army falls in that category but I also see their work locally. They have meals for the hungry daily.

my 4 kids are my charity.

No. Giving to charities is lazy and ineffective.

If you really care and you have enough, take a break and volunteer your service. You never know where your money will go too. If you donate your time and talents, you know it's going to a good cause.

It's irresponsible to donate to charities. And pretentious. AND a tax write off, so it's not even altruistic.

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Posted by firebunny

Posted by LivenLuv
I don't have enough and I still try to give.

Me too. I like giving some things to other people who need them more than I do.

Good heart.

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Thank you. Giving is better than receiving. That altruistic feeling that embraces your soul when you help another without expectation of any return or reward is priceless.

Posted by cornmaizeshark
No. Giving to charities is lazy and ineffective.

If you really care and you have enough, take a break and volunteer your service. You never know where your money will go too. If you donate your time and talents, you know it's going to a good cause.

It's irresponsible to donate to charities. And pretentious. AND a tax write off, so it's not even altruistic.

It's a tax write off because the government encourages people to donate to charities. Some people just give and give without thinking of the tax write-off. That alone is already something.

Volunteer services is another matter but you cannot disregard the value of material things too - for how would one charitable organization operate in the first place if it has nothing to give?

I read that some SA shelters treat people horribly.

Take from it what you will.

Posted by firebunny

Posted by The_Ands
Once I tried to help this poor struggling lawyer out from the province and teach him social etiquette but he was hopeless and weird and accused me of trying to blow him despite being not in my league

I don't know what happened to him

Last I heard he was still living with his parents and making threads about giving to charity

And I paid for whatever you drank in that bar despite me being broke.

.

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I don't know why but that part about you paying for his drink(s) cracked me up.. Lol

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Posted by cornmaizeshark
No. Giving to charities is lazy and ineffective.

If you really care and you have enough, take a break and volunteer your service. You never know where your money will go too. If you donate your time and talents, you know it's going to a good cause.

It's irresponsible to donate to charities. And pretentious. AND a tax write off, so it's not even altruistic.

It's a tax write off because the government encourages people to donate to charities. Some people just give and give without thinking of the tax write-off. That alone is already something.

Volunteer services is another matter but you cannot disregard the value of material things too - for how would one charitable organization operate in the first place if it has nothing to give?

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It doesn't matter why it's a tax write off; simply that it is.

You can volunteer material things. You can build houses. You can even buy food and donate it to a local soup kitchen. You can choose the cause you want to back and in someway donate directly material goods or services.

But writing a check? Lazy. And that would be okay, but for the fact that it's also irresponsible. Fact is that most money donated to charities doesn't actually go to the cause you think it does. Do some research on that. Even if you think you can trust a specific charity, it really isn't possible to actually *know* where your money is going. So take the extra time to, idk, do more than write a check. Even if it means writing a check to a company to buy a thousand blankets which you then donate to orphans or something. That one step extra can mean the difference between helping children or lining the pockets of a corrupt "charitable" organization.

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/04/10-reasons-why-i-would-never-donate-to-a-major-charity-or-how-to-be-a-superhero-part-2/

Well yeh....

But I prefer to be apart of fundraisers

Posted by cornmaizeshark

Posted by firebunny

Posted by cornmaizeshark
No. Giving to charities is lazy and ineffective.

If you really care and you have enough, take a break and volunteer your service. You never know where your money will go too. If you donate your time and talents, you know it's going to a good cause.

It's irresponsible to donate to charities. And pretentious. AND a tax write off, so it's not even altruistic.

It's a tax write off because the government encourages people to donate to charities. Some people just give and give without thinking of the tax write-off. That alone is already something.

Volunteer services is another matter but you cannot disregard the value of material things too - for how would one charitable organization operate in the first place if it has nothing to give?

It doesn't matter why it's a tax write off; simply that it is.

You can volunteer material things. You can build houses. You can even buy food and donate it to a local soup kitchen. You can choose the cause you want to back and in someway donate directly material goods or services.

But writing a check? Lazy. And that would be okay, but for the fact that it's also irresponsible. Fact is that most money donated to charities doesn't actually go to the cause you think it does. Do some research on that. Even if you think you can trust a specific charity, it really isn't possible to actually *know* where your money is going. So take the extra time to, idk, do more than write a check. Even if it means writing a check to a company to buy a thousand blankets which you then donate to orphans or something. That one step extra can mean the difference between helping children or lining the pockets of a corrupt "charitable" organization.

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I do volunteer works from time to time. And I also background check the charitable orgs before making some donations.

But if one wants to help in one way or another, anything they give must be welcomed. Even if they may be lazy, the mere fact that they give must be viewed in a positive light.

Posted by firebunny

Posted by cornmaizeshark

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Posted by cornmaizeshark
No. Giving to charities is lazy and ineffective.

If you really care and you have enough, take a break and volunteer your service. You never know where your money will go too. If you donate your time and talents, you know it's going to a good cause.

It's irresponsible to donate to charities. And pretentious. AND a tax write off, so it's not even altruistic.

It's a tax write off because the government encourages people to donate to charities. Some people just give and give without thinking of the tax write-off. That alone is already something.

Volunteer services is another matter but you cannot disregard the value of material things too - for how would one charitable organization operate in the first place if it has nothing to give?

It doesn't matter why it's a tax write off; simply that it is.

You can volunteer material things. You can build houses. You can even buy food and donate it to a local soup kitchen. You can choose the cause you want to back and in someway donate directly material goods or services.

But writing a check? Lazy. And that would be okay, but for the fact that it's also irresponsible. Fact is that most money donated to charities doesn't actually go to the cause you think it does. Do some research on that. Even if you think you can trust a specific charity, it really isn't possible to actually *know* where your money is going. So take the extra time to, idk, do more than write a check. Even if it means writing a check to a company to buy a thousand blankets which you then donate to orphans or something. That one step extra can mean the difference between helping children or lining the pockets of a corrupt "charitable" organization.

I do volunteer works from time to time. And I also background check the charitable orgs before making some donations.

But if one wants to help in one way or another, anything they give must be welcomed. Even if they may be lazy, the mere fact that they give must be viewed in a positive light.

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Not at all.

Good intentions =/= good outcomes.

If you cause damage because you want an easy way to be able to pat yourself on the back, there's no reason that should be viewed in a positive light. Just as an example.

I give to goats ?

Posted by cornmaizeshark
Good intentions =/= good outcomes.

That's true. But how do you know if giving is with good intentions or not?

If you cause damage because you want an easy way to be able to pat yourself on the back, there's no reason that should be viewed in a positive light. Just as an example.

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Damage? How?

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Posted by firebunny

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Posted by cornmaizeshark
No. Giving to charities is lazy and ineffective.

If you really care and you have enough, take a break and volunteer your service. You never know where your money will go too. If you donate your time and talents, you know it's going to a good cause.

It's irresponsible to donate to charities. And pretentious. AND a tax write off, so it's not even altruistic.

It's a tax write off because the government encourages people to donate to charities. Some people just give and give without thinking of the tax write-off. That alone is already something.

Volunteer services is another matter but you cannot disregard the value of material things too - for how would one charitable organization operate in the first place if it has nothing to give?

It doesn't matter why it's a tax write off; simply that it is.

You can volunteer material things. You can build houses. You can even buy food and donate it to a local soup kitchen. You can choose the cause you want to back and in someway donate directly material goods or services.

But writing a check? Lazy. And that would be okay, but for the fact that it's also irresponsible. Fact is that most money donated to charities doesn't actually go to the cause you think it does. Do some research on that. Even if you think you can trust a specific charity, it really isn't possible to actually *know* where your money is going. So take the extra time to, idk, do more than write a check. Even if it means writing a check to a company to buy a thousand blankets which you then donate to orphans or something. That one step extra can mean the difference between helping children or lining the pockets of a corrupt "charitable" organization.

I do volunteer works from time to time. And I also background check the charitable orgs before making some donations.

But if one wants to help in one way or another, anything they give must be welcomed. Even if they may be lazy, the mere fact that they give must be viewed in a positive light.

Not at all.

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It's your opinion. I firmly believe that that Involuntary Servitude provision in the Constitution is there for a good reason.