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    Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Frank Filz
   (...) Isn't it pretty sad to think that there is nothing you could do to "earn" charity? Wouldn't it be better if you went up to a church (or any other building) and offered to pick up trash in their parking lot for a hot meal and a roof to sleep (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Dave Schuler
   (...) You propose a valid system, but any kind of work-to-earn-charity scheme seems either to disqualify the relevent gift as charity or else to qualify all payment-for-work as charity. Do you consider your paycheck a charitable contribution from (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) No. If you give me a roof to put over my head for a nite, that may well be worth a lot more than an hour's time picking up the parking lot is worth. (best I could do on short notice on the way back from BF was around 50-60 a nite but it's a (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Dave Schuler
   (...) This may simply be a matter of our differing perspectives. If you are a uniquely qualified brain surgeon and you agree perform a highly complex operation for $5.00, then that particular operation is worth (in dollar terms) exactly $5.00. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Frank Filz
   (...) But if you're saying paying 40k for a 1978 Pinto isn't charity, and that any exchange where both sides assign a "value" to the exchange, then altruism or charity can only happen when one side assigns no value whatsoever to the transaction, (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind —David Goeb
   (...) Just my 2c Altruism: Carpooling (with some non-car-owners too). Charity: Picking up a hitchhiker (now and then). Best DaveG (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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