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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 156373" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p><span style="color: navy">Interesting point. Maybe something we could set up somewhere down the road. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">But don't piss on United Way for this reason. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">I give to the muscular dystrophy association each year. Not because someone holds a gun to my head. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">But because I have personally seen what ALS did to people near me. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">And I personally saw how much help the muscular dystrophy association provided to them when they needed it. It was overwhelmingly positive. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">In some cases the union did very little for those folks who had been loyal teamsters for a long time. Perhaps we should also bypass the union because they don't do enough. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Now I could be a jerk and say screw united way I'll give the money directly to MD but lets be honest. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">I'm not driving down to MD every month and write that check. There will be months I get side tracked and forget. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">With UW I don't have to worry about forgetting it happens automatically. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">UW is meant to make it easier to collect those charitable dollars. When you make it easier they get more. When they get more then the cures will be quicker coming. If MD had to rely on everyone showing up each month and writing the check then they would get a heck of a lot less.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Its a charity folks, it ain't perfect but it works pretty darn well. Lets try to recognize that and stop hating UW because someone at UPS got a little overzealous when they asked you to give up your cigerette money for charity. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 156373, member: 1912"] [COLOR=navy]Interesting point. Maybe something we could set up somewhere down the road. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]But don't piss on United Way for this reason. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]I give to the muscular dystrophy association each year. Not because someone holds a gun to my head. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]But because I have personally seen what ALS did to people near me. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]And I personally saw how much help the muscular dystrophy association provided to them when they needed it. It was overwhelmingly positive. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]In some cases the union did very little for those folks who had been loyal teamsters for a long time. Perhaps we should also bypass the union because they don't do enough. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Now I could be a jerk and say screw united way I'll give the money directly to MD but lets be honest. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]I'm not driving down to MD every month and write that check. There will be months I get side tracked and forget. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]With UW I don't have to worry about forgetting it happens automatically. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]UW is meant to make it easier to collect those charitable dollars. When you make it easier they get more. When they get more then the cures will be quicker coming. If MD had to rely on everyone showing up each month and writing the check then they would get a heck of a lot less.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Its a charity folks, it ain't perfect but it works pretty darn well. Lets try to recognize that and stop hating UW because someone at UPS got a little overzealous when they asked you to give up your cigerette money for charity. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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