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Article #620350Re: Bitcoin confusion?
From: Peter Flass
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 21:52
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 21:52
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Dan Espen <dan1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> writes: > >> Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote: >>> On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 16:43:51 -0700 >>> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> That is supposed to be the theory. I agree that a lot is skimmed off, and >>>> a lot more goes to pay for stuff I may not agree with, but without taxes >>>> to pay for roads, bridges, etc. we'd be in a real mess. >>> >>> I sometimes wonder, here the best palliative care unit in the >>> country was built from local donations. >>> >> My personal feeling, based on what I've seen, is that's generally true. >> Anything the government "gives" you is so surrounded by pettifogging rules >> and restrictions that it's only slightly better than nothing. We should >> encourage more private charity and less government. > > BS. > > Those "charities" are 99% religions. > Ie. scam artists, perverts. > > Why don't we leave your future security up to them. > Me, I'll take my chances with paying taxes and hope that > some of the people in office care about the common good. > Tsk, tsk, so cynical. There are a number of charities, religious and otherwise, that spend all or nearly all of what they take in for its intended purpose (verified by audit). A number of non-religious charities such as the Red Cross take a good chop off the top. If you donate for a specific cause, for example Irma relief, there's no guarantee that any of your contribution actually is used for that. There are websites that provide information on charities. -- Pete
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