"If I had a million dollars......"

[SNOWFLAKE]

I don't believe in charity. I believe in producing jobs and turning people into self-dependent productive members of society. It's really easy to produce jobs. You just spend your money. But make sure you only spend on people (or items) worthy of your money. Find a set of service people (i.e car mechanic, haircut, lawyer, home repair, etc) that you like and trust and treat them well. I also believe in the extended family. You help them and they help you. It's like insurance, it can help mitigate overall risk. It's not like random strangers. You know the backstory and you can better judge who to give to and how much.

So you would "donate" your money to your mechanic, barber, lawyer, home repair person, etc?)

 

[dmpi]

So you would "donate" your money to your mechanic, barber, lawyer, home repair person, etc?)

Yes.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Yes.

Well, ok then

 

[Threegoofs]

Donate to charity. We're involved in two...one is a charity that shelters teenage homeless moms and their kids, and gets them through high school and trains them for jobs and self sufficiency. Another is 'Almost Home Kids', a charity that helps disabled children transition from hospital stays to home - which is kind of a big gap that insurers dont cover.

Of course, the libertarian types think these disabled kids and teenage moms (most who have been kicked out of their homes) should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, although some of the kids dont have functioning arms or legs.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Donate to charity. We're involved in two...one is a charity that shelters teenage homeless moms and their kids, and gets them through high school and trains them for jobs and self sufficiency. Another is 'Almost Home Kids', a charity that helps disabled children transition from hospital stays to home - which is kind of a big gap that insurers dont cover.

Of course, @dmpi thinks these disabled kids and teenage moms (most who have been kicked out of their homes) should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, although some of the kids dont have functioning arms or legs.

Well, it was an open ended question. And there were multiple choices. Including "other." So not sure why the rant against the ONE choice unless someone needed charity and didn't get it and is now bitter about it. Who knows?

 

[dmpi]

Donate to charity. We're involved in two...one is a charity that shelters teenage homeless moms and their kids, and gets them through high school and trains them for jobs and self sufficiency. Another is 'Almost Home Kids', a charity that helps disabled children transition from hospital stays to home - which is kind of a big gap that insurers dont cover.

Of course, the libertarian types think these disabled kids and teenage moms (most who have been kicked out of their homes) should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, although some of the kids dont have functioning arms or legs.

Your extended family (And I don't mean your Uncle Sam) should be taking care of you. The real key is to ensure the extended family have enough resources to do the job.

 

[Threegoofs]

Your extended family (And I don't mean your Uncle Sam) should be taking care of you. The real key is to ensure the extended family have enough resources to do the job.

The teenage moms dont have extended family to take care of them. Thats literally why they are homeless. With babies.

The disabled children getting discharged from the hospital need a whole lot more help than their extended families can provide.

But, I know. The philosophy of '**** you, I got mine', is very enticing for some.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

But, I know. The philosophy of '**** you, I got mine', is very enticing for some.

I suspect, very strongly, that it is the opposite. It's more "I never got mine, so f........... you getting something I never got."

Sometimes it's not getting love. And so they hate seeing love given to others. Sometimes it's not getting something material, so they get very upset when someone else gets something they were denied. Sometimes it's as simple as not getting respect, so when we respect those that are suffering or are in need of our help, they get fuming mad because they didn't get any respect. Mind you, I have WAY MORE respect for people who have struggled than I would EVER have for those who lack any degree of empathy or warmth towards their fellow man.

 

[dmpi]

The teenage moms dont have extended family to take care of them. Thats literally why they are homeless. With babies.

The disabled children getting discharged from the hospital need a whole lot more help than their extended families can provide.

But, I know. The philosophy of '**** you, I got mine', is very enticing for some.

Isn't the philosophy of screw over your own family and get ex-communicated? Hey.. It's America.. you can do whatever you want. Look at homeless youths (AKA runaways)... they have parents that are actively looking for them. But these kids don't need parents and rules. We have a society that will enable them.

 

[Threegoofs]

Isn't the philosophy of screw over your own family and get ex-communicated? Hey.. It's America.. you can do whatever you want. Look at homeless youths (AKA runaways)... they have parents that are actively looking for them. But these kids don't need parents and rules. We have a society that will enable them.

So....what do you do with the homeless moms whos parents are literally not looking for them?

Let them and the kids fend for themselves?

 

[Lovebug]

Making sure every dog and cat I know is spayed or neutered and taken care of.

 

[Infinite Chaos]

Half and half - £500K to the Sheldrick wildlife trust in Kenya and the other £500K to homeless charity to get art into hostels. I'm cheating with the 2nd half as I did that for 12 years with my students when I was a teacher and we did it with very little money. Whenever we had a little bit of money to give the students for their ideas, they made some amazing things for the clients of the hostels.

 

[BirdinHand]

Isn't the philosophy of screw over your own family and get ex-communicated? Hey.. It's America.. you can do whatever you want. Look at homeless youths (AKA runaways)... they have parents that are actively looking for them. But these kids don't need parents and rules. We have a society that will enable them.

What a gross post. How many of those children that have run away have fled from abusive and neglectful homes and homes where their parents are addicts and assholes?

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

What a gross post. How many of those children that have run away have fled from abusive and neglectful homes and homes where their parents are addicts and assholes?

Of course it's a gross post. Totally heartless as well.

I suspect, very strongly, that it is the opposite. It's more "I never got mine, so f........... you getting something I never got."

Sometimes it's not getting love. And so they hate seeing love given to others. Sometimes it's not getting something material, so they get very upset when someone else gets something they were denied. Sometimes it's as simple as not getting respect, so when we respect those that are suffering or are in need of our help, they get fuming mad because they didn't get any respect. Mind you, I have WAY MORE respect for people who have struggled than I would EVER have for those who lack any degree of empathy or warmth towards their fellow man.

Look at homeless youths (AKA runaways)... they have parents that are actively looking for them.

Then doubles down and DOES NOT address the possibility of.............

How many of those children that have run away have fled from abusive and neglectful homes and homes where their parents are addicts and assholes?

People who lack empathy, understanding, even common decency, are the ones who need help, of a different kind.

 

[Revelation]

i maybe buy DP forum and change it to a Bible Prophecy forum.

hire professional Prophecy scholars to give updates on the end times and allow the old regulars to post and get set straight.

after the Rapture, the whole forum will cease to exist, but at least then people wont be fooled by the anti christ.


thanks, guess i am dreaming right. ?


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[Cordelier]

I'd launder it so I could spend the proceeds with no strings attached.

 

[weaver2]

Well, yeah, most would spend that money on self and family, and as one part of the song says "buy your love."

BUT, what if, you were given a million dollars but you could not spend it on self, family, friends, or to buy love?

What would ya do with it then?

Serious or goofy replies both appreciated.

Spend it locally on things the town needs but aren't in the budget.: school band instruments and uniforms; parks and green space and the crews to maintain them; mobile medical clinics; staff, food and babysitting so towns people can work together on a community project with a dance afterwards, stuff that makes a community of neighbors.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Spend it locally on things the town needs but aren't in the budget.: school band instruments and uniforms; parks and green space and the crews to maintain them; mobile medical clinics; staff, food and babysitting so towns people can work together on a community project with a dance afterwards, stuff that makes a community of neighbors.

Thank you for a thoughtful answer instead of the snark some have posted here

 

[NWRatCon]

Ha, I totally misread that!

Okay. I’d donate half to an array of charities and schools we already give to during the holidays, maybe allocate $150K into a standing fund for emergency preparedness (training, cached supplies etc.) for my local community, and the rest into an investment account whose dividends go to charities as they are paid to shareholders.

My thought, also, is to create a foundation to make donations or establish programs for things like, humane societies, libraries, micro-loan programs and such. Or, start a local business to employ disadvantaged people. It wouldn't need to be profitable, just break even.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

My thought, also, is to create a foundation to make donations or establish programs for things like, humane societies, libraries, micro-loan programs and such. Or, start a local business to employ disadvantaged people. It wouldn't need to be profitable, just break even.

OR make it profitable and distribute the earnings evenly amongst the employees.

 

[NWRatCon]

OR make it profitable and distribute the earnings evenly amongst the employees.

I'm a huge proponent of Co-Ops/employee-owned businesses. My younger son and I have thought about how to create a "third place" for local youth. Some place that is neither home nor school to be sociable and enriched, like a workshop, art studio or theater program. A million, though, wouldn't cover it. But it might be enough to establish a non-profit to do so.

 

[Helix]

 

[Helix]

Ok, now that I've dropped an Easter egg, a serious response. I'd probably donate to a food pantry, an animal shelter, and a charity that helps police departments process old DNA evidence. I think that I know of one that does that.

 

[bythoughts]

You could be like an American corporation and donate it to a Good Cause that is going to buy stuff from you at list price to do what it does. Set your list prices carefully, and make sure they buy on the right day.

 

[MaryP]

There have been many wonderful ideas here--DPers are a good hearted bunch! Proud to know ya.