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Re: Big bad greedy US capitalists exploiting the world
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:58:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> How did you do that? Directly? Too bad. You *missed* the point.
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> The point is that you cost the Red Cross more (as a percentage of your
> donation) if you donate directly than if you donate via Yahoo or Amazon or
> MSN... every donation takes some finite amount of effort to collect and
> track. It may be small, but it is there and it DOES eat into the amount of
> money remaining.
I think of it as costing *me* more - the Red Cross are happy for any amount.
But you're right - it essentially means I deprived them of a small donation
from yahoo (or whoever carries the cost of collecting the donations).
ROSCO
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