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To: hscott

Money is fungible.

Charity Z has 1 million dollars in projects it wishes to fund.

Charity Z raises $500,000 so far, but keeps pounding the pavement for more money.

Mrs. Ketchup then gives $500,000 to Charity Z to fund only specific non-radical projects.

Thanks to Mrs. Ketchup, who kows about these radical projects, Charity Z now has fully funded its other radical projects!


12 posted on 08/04/2004 11:57:25 AM PDT by Notwithstanding (Fides et Ratio)
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To: Notwithstanding
Money is fungible.

Charity Z has 1 million dollars in projects it wishes to fund.

Charity Z raises $500,000 so far, but keeps pounding the pavement for more money.

Mrs. Ketchup then gives $500,000 to Charity Z to fund only specific non-radical projects.

Thanks to Mrs. Ketchup, who kows about these radical projects, Charity Z now has fully funded its other radical projects!

I'll give a more concrete example to your illustration. I wouldn't give to The United Way even if I could direct my donation to a specific program. The reason? The United Way helps fund planned parenthood. Every dollar I give the United Way is another dollar they can divert to pph or some other left org I would not want to fund.
35 posted on 08/04/2004 12:35:08 PM PDT by tang-soo (Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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