Posted on 11/09/2012 8:00:06 AM PST by SMARTY
In the future, when I receive requests in the mail from organizations who want a donation, I will return the following note to them in their OWN postage paid envelope:
Sir:
The US government has hired people to take my money from me FOR you.
As a result, it is impossible for me to continue contributions to charities of MY choice.
If you need assistance, I suggest you contact the people the government has hired on your behalf.
Thank you.
I don’t know if it’ll work, but it’s a great retort.
I don’t know if it’ll work, but I agree with every word.
Lovelovelove! I just copied and pasted it to print out, take home, and keep on my desk for future use.
My father went out and ordered a rubber stamp yesterday for the family foundation and his personal use:
Get it from Obama!
I’ve never seen him so pissed.
I would suggest that if the organization is one that you find worthy, honorable or whatever, I suggest you not stick them with the postage. I get requests from good Christian ministries and I would not want to hurt them with the postage.
Yup and it’s appropriate for any other requests from anyone...including Salvation Army, Police orgs, fire orgs, you name it....
Not even my diocese will get money this year...not until our Bishop starts calling “catholics” for Obozo out.
Smarty, I am also considering the same response whenever I hear/see about a victim of crime. The first thing I will ask is, “How did that person vote?” I am very disinclined to help such people.
I will carefully decide where charity goes. If the Obama-voting parasites are part of the cause, it will be ignored.
HA! I was just solicited by an organization who wants me to help buy Thanksgiving meals to poor people. I wrote back to let Obama pay for it and to add me to the list.
I agree with you on all of the above except the Salvation Army. Years ago during the Korean war the SA gave doughnuts and coffee free of charge to service men coming off the line, the Red Cross charged them or made them sign IOU's. I have heard the exact same thing from others and men that served during WWII.
I especially agree with you about the Bishops. I refuse to give a dime to the diocese of Richmond (Bishop DiLorenzo) Until he makes a drastic change to his attitude.
It all depends - on the nature of the charity, the people involved, and their world view.
Of course, I want to take care of those causes which advance conservatism, without involving our totalitarian government. Why punish those organizations which had nothing to do with electing a Marxist government?
But if I smell even the slightest whiff of a Demonicrat member or agenda, the cash register closes and locks tight.
what about liberal churches?
nah, better to just not donate to orgs at all
if you know a family in need of help until the next EBT day, you can choose to help them witn 0% overhead
Giving to charity, any charity, may actually be immoral in the current climate, as it tends to prop up the state, which is bad for everyone in the long run.
People voted for free stuff - let them get it from their government.
Outstanding idea. I have forwarded your post to all my conservative friends.
Maybe the Red Cross will ask for the Democrat registration card before they help someone soon?
But if I smell even the slightest whiff of a Demonicrat member or agenda, the cash register closes and locks tight.
AMEN Brother!
What difference does it make if it doesnt? The point is. They won’t get the donation. They will have wasted money on a stamp and we can buy dinner or groceries for someone we KNOW who will benefit.
I’m planning to so the same thing. No charitable contributions to any organized charity of any stripe. I may offer support on a one to one basis but that’s it.
The Gov. needs to see, and quickly, JUST HOW MUCH Americans have consistently and VOLUNTARILY given!
The sooner that happens, the sooner the politics of this whole nanny state mentality will be shown for the lying and disreputable sham it is!!!!!
New Lesbian senator from Wisconsin is going to go after the Knights of Columbus!!!!
Right.
I don’t have a free phone, a free education, free rent, free health care, free contraception, etc.
I couldn’t get those things if my life depended on it.
They voted their own poison, let them choke on it
Exactly...will b telling john 3:16 & salvation army same thing this year. The people they help with my money are then rounded up to go vote for obummer...no more.
It should depend on what the organization does and how much of their funding is from the government.If it is for a Unionized organization, especially a public union, I think your response is great. Trumka as much as admitted it was the unions that pushed Obama over the top.
Don’t know.
But I do know I’ll donate more to my church this coming year than the VP of the US will to his.
I’m saying “Oh yeah, definitely, let me get you a number you can call for my donation. Here it is, 202.456.2121.”
That’s the White House switchboard. Can’t wait from my alumni drive.
Jee, I wonder what happened to my United Way contribution this year.. hum....
Maybe it will wake them up. I' have been advocating for years that the KOC do something about the so called Catholic politicains who like to call themselves Knights around election time and them go to DC and vote to spend my tax dollars alaughtering babies here and around the world.
We will give only to those in our family who have lost their jobs and are trying to survive. That will take all our “charitable giving.” I’d suggest that prudent people save their money for their own future unemployed family members.
Great now you have given them the suggestion in writing!
Our supervisor handed out requests for United Way. I wrote unable to contribute due to the Obama economy and handed it back in.
Our supervisor handed out requests for United Way. I wrote unable to contribute due to the Obama economy and handed it back in.
My council, 670 works tirelessly agaisnt abortion, Sadly our Bishop DiLorenzo takes a very apathetic view.
“Maybe that’s part of Der Fuehrer’s plan all along. Nothing will be private. Everything, even charity, will be government controlled.”
THAT is the issue, exactly!
Love that..I’m going to do it too. I was a the grocery this morning and when I was checking out, the cashier asked if I would donate to the Thanksgiving Food Bank. I told her no, due to the election all my charity is reserved for our own household or people I know personally
Obama wants that reaction.
HHS mandate causes charities to close, and eliminates competition for gov’t vote buying effort.
I agree with you. The Salvation Army is the one organization you want in case of a problem.
They served hot donuts and coffee to our troops that were sitting on the front line, just a few hundred yards from the German Army. For free.
I’ve worked directly with them in disasters and they are absolutely awe inspiring.
I don't have much sympathy for humans these days.
let the limosine liberals and their young worshipers chip in...but they don't....for them its all about me...me....me....and another latte....
no....we won't be very magnanimous this year...
Of course
I have not donated to our company’s annual UW extortion request the entire time I have been employed here due to the fact that the organizations I volunteer my time to are not UW agencies. The election is now another reason to add to my list come extortion time.
Consider shopping at the Salvation Army stores. I live at the edge of a city bordering on an affluent area. I've found a lot of brand new stuff for my preps including an unused Coleman propane stove and lantern, a new in box Pyromid stove and numerous brand new small electrics and cast iron cooking utensils. My only price is having to listen to one of those "religious" radio stations that supported O'Chavez and thinks all white people are going to hell. On the other hand, it's pretty damned funny.
I wont stop giving to charities. What bugs me about them is many of them are run by CEOs that make nearly a million a year. Look at the Red Cross. Some of the CEOs like the one for the Salvation Army, I think makes 70K. Its amazing how much they do with so little.
WE have been stabbed in the back...
so our response is that perhaps we'll just stop being the patsies anymore....
forget our charity....
squeeze your tax bill ...be inventive like others...
starve the economy....
and please, don't offer up your sons and dtrs to the military.....
WE'VE BEEN USED!!!!!
You know they are libs don’t you?
Why punish those organizations which had nothing to do with electing a Marxist government?....Maybe you’d be punishing the recipients of those donations. Generally 85% of your donation goes to overhead anyways. If you can stiff the Federal Goubbmint for tax purposes, ( you don’t need proof until you get audited), donate only to those you know steal the most.
As others pointed out - it depends on the charity. Pro Life organizations don’t get gov’t handouts and deserve donations. There are others like that - any charity that also receives from the gov’t ought to receive your prescribed treatment.
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