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The United Way strikes agian!
1 posted on 11/03/2005 4:18:52 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: Semper Paratus
I quit supporting two organizations in the 70's United Way, and Unicef...

Communistic in origin, and outlay..

2 posted on 11/03/2005 4:20:42 AM PST by pageonetoo (You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
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To: Semper Paratus

United Way is for crap.


3 posted on 11/03/2005 4:20:48 AM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: Semper Paratus

Paging Al Franken.


4 posted on 11/03/2005 4:21:16 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Semper Paratus

I am not a United Way fan and I haven't given any money to the organization in many years, but maybe they cut this program because Deaf, Inc. was using the money to assist deaf immigrants (many of whom are probably illegal criminals)and/or Deaf, Inc, is duplicating services that other organizations are providing more efficiently.


5 posted on 11/03/2005 4:26:13 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Semper Paratus

Bet 'ya a dollar they are still giving to Planned Parenthood though!


9 posted on 11/03/2005 4:36:06 AM PST by SAMS (Nobody loves a soldier until the enemy is at the gate; Army Wife & Marine Mom)
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To: Semper Paratus
United Way is for those too lazy to research their own worthy charities-- those who actually spend 90%+ of their contributions to help those they claim to help. On the top of my list are highly focused efficient charities such as the Salvation Army, my church, Veteran's organizations and underfunded diseases such as Cyctic Fibrosis and others who do not get the publicity of high-profile star power diseases such as AIDS.

It is unfortunate that some worthy causes miss out when funding to the United Wat declines-- but hopefully it will encourage them to reach out to the public directly rather than depend on brokers like the United Way.

IMHO, it plays a role similar to the poverty pimps and race baiters in the central cities-- a few dollars to some poster-child worthy causes, but the bulk to prop up their huge infrastructure and reward their politically connected friends.

10 posted on 11/03/2005 4:39:31 AM PST by Vigilanteman (crime would drop like a sprung trapdoor if we brought back good old-fashioned hangings)
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To: Semper Paratus

If you are not a lefty organization you get little or no United Way money. I quit donating to United Way several years ago.


11 posted on 11/03/2005 4:40:09 AM PST by YOUGOTIT
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To: Semper Paratus

The easiest way for Deaf Inc to get this money back would be to send some deaf homosexuals over to the United way office. Sarcasm folks.


12 posted on 11/03/2005 4:43:18 AM PST by sgtbono2002
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To: Semper Paratus

I have never intentionally supported the United Way and never will. Any "charity" that conspires with my employer to tell me what my "fair share" is doesn't need my money.

My "fair share" is what I choose to give of my earnings, not what the recipient decides that it should be.


13 posted on 11/03/2005 4:46:26 AM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: Semper Paratus

I quit donating to United Way when I found out years ago they paid their CEO over 400K a year. I believe this is still the case.


14 posted on 11/03/2005 4:47:19 AM PST by joebuck
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To: Semper Paratus

Strike the United Way and the Red Cross from your list. The Salvation Army puts more of its donations into the cause than any other orgnaization.


18 posted on 11/03/2005 5:06:52 AM PST by em2vn
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To: Semper Paratus

Don't give until it hurts. End the leftist United Way.


19 posted on 11/03/2005 5:08:48 AM PST by bmwcyle (We broke Pink's Code and found a terrorist message)
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To: Semper Paratus
The problem is, United Way is an extortion racket. They get to the upper management of corporations, convince the CEO that supporting UW is good for business, good for the community, and will make him personally look like a superstar...and they're off. There are some corporations where it's career suicide not to pony up a big monthly donation.

Not mine, fortunately, but the pressure is there. I don't give, and I'm vocal about it, but I'm dismissed as a crank. (Not a bad thing sometimes, getting a reputation as a crank). I still have to go to the meetings and watch the films, though. It's amazing some of the crap they support and think I'll want to support, too.

I give to the Salvation Army. And I'm an atheist!

20 posted on 11/03/2005 5:13:32 AM PST by prion (Yes, as a matter of fact, I AM the spelling police)
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To: Semper Paratus
Way back, before the United Way and the scouts made me stop doing anything at all the the United Way, I got my department to have the largest percentage of employees donate to the United Way.

My method - "Give 'em a buck, get 'em off your back". Yep, we had the smallest actual dollar donation, but the largest % of people in the department donating, I think I only had 2 people out of 40 not give $1. That was just a dollar, no weekly thing.

No, the people running the campaign weren't all that happy, but what could they do. The Maintenance Department (we were already the lowest of the low) outdid all the other departments!!

(Yes, I do have an evil streak)
21 posted on 11/03/2005 5:29:03 AM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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We stopped company contributions to United Way when they went on the offensive in backing the Rump Rangers over the Boy Scouts. Now all donations go directly to Boy Scouts, school groups, and local sports teams, and we have increased our donations to double our old levels. Our employees know the reasons and are very supportive.
One more reason not to support the United Way.......not that we would.


22 posted on 11/03/2005 5:56:48 AM PST by newcthem (And Atlas Shrugged.)
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