***It’s even worse if you use FR and don’t donate. If you are one of those who feel it’s OK to use FR daily w/o helping pay to keep the lights on, then please don’t complain about the welfare leeches because, functionally, you are no different than any other who enjoys the fruits of others’ work for your own benefit. Also, don’t be surprised if others decide that your opinions are as worthless as your non-donations - hypocrites aren’t worth listening to.***
First of all, I am one of those Freepers who can’t afford to pay anything. FoodFREE on my table is hard enough, and medicine and medical bills on top of that means I’m not sending money to a FREE website.
And I for one am tired of these guilt trips and accusations of freeloading or being like welfare leeches to a free website! It is absolutely nothing like welfare! The government isn’t making Jim have this website, and they certainly aren’t making him make it free.
All he has to do is charge a monthly fee. Those who can afford it will pay it and those that can’t afford it won’t. It’s that simple.
As long as it’s offered for free it by definition can not be freeloading. Donations are just that, donations.
Besides - I did add the caveat for those who can't afford to pay (which you so slyly left out when you cherry-picked).
Many welfare folks and illegals feel the same way as you do - they will take anything that's "Free" (being paid for by others) and consider it their just due. FR is that kind of "Free" - perhaps you've noticed the constant fund raisers because so few of the whole feel they should help pay for something because they can get it "Free" because others are willing to pay for it.
Go tell someone else your hard-up tales.
Now for a short public service announcement to all on FR:
We need to ensure we don't get another Obama-like America Hater as the next President.
The best way to ensure that is to actively support a candidate (even if he's "rich enough to do it on his own") as the next President.
I donate to the candidate I support and you should too, else, your "support" really doesn't have any meaning.
It's even worse if you use FR and don't donate. If you are one of those who feel it's OK to use FR daily w/o helping pay to keep the lights on, then please don't complain about the welfare leeches because, functionally, you are no different than any other who enjoys the fruits of others' work for your own benefit. Also, don't be surprised if others decide that your opinions are as worthless as your non-donations - hypocrites aren't worth listening to.
PS - If you are one of those unlucky few who cannot afford even a small donation to FR or a candidate, God Bless and happy FReeping!.....