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Default Charitable Donations of the Rich Mostly Don't Help the Poor

On 12/18/13, 9:02 PM, Tim wrote:
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:41:55 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:


Gramsci. Many of us "liberal arts types" studied modern European history.


As well as "Cultural "Hegemony" and "Gradualism"


Well, of course. After all, America has devolved because of cultural
hegemony.





You might find the Eight Levels of Charity interesting enough to make

you regret the remarks you made about them. The sort of anonymous giving



You're projecting again Harry. I didn't make any negetgive remarks about them. Why should I seeing i'd never heard of "him" or "them."



Maimonides described predates your fear of administrative excesses.


I have no 'fear' of it. I'm just against it. Especially when some so-called 'charities' absorb up to some 70% of their budgets in 'administrative costs?" Yeah, that's real efficiency, eh?


It's not difficult to find worthwhile charities that put most of what
they get into programs and services.


Here's a reference with a simplified explanation:



http://www.chabad.org/library/articl...of-Charity.htm



You won't burn in hell, will you, for reading something on a Hasidic

site?


Oh, no more than you would for eating at a Greek Orthodox food fair.


I also dance at the Greek fair we attend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLTBiJsi_Ac

And drink a little Greek wine.

Do you dance and drink at your church festivals?



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