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    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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