Re:Don't donate canned goods to food banks (2017)
by yoz-y on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:07PM
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While I see your point your math does not add up. You can’t take $5, then transform it to $25 worth of food and then again to $25 in cash so you can give a $10 salary. Unless of course you would resell the food you buy at a massive margin.
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Re:Don't donate canned goods to food banks (2017)
by Buttons840 on Monday July 15, 2019 @07:25PM
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Perhaps 2$ of the 5$ goes towards buying 10$ worth of food, and then 3$ of the 5$ goes to administrators, thus leading to two seemingly contradictory truths: most of the money you gave went towards paying administrators, and the charity used your 5$ towards your desired goal more effectively than you could have yourself.