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Re:Goodwill doesn't want broken toasters by publicola1990 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @10:15AM (#27087326)
I really don't get the appeal many Americans have for charity, and I think there are better ways of helping people than giving to these organizations whose only real effect is going to leave you poorer.

Charity is a non-solution for any of the worlds problems, and a distraction from finding real solutions.

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Re:Goodwill doesn't want broken toasters by URSpider94 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @02:38PM (#27089660)
Please elaborate. I’m having a hard time understanding your argument. Are you saying, for instance, that charities should not exist because they are a band-aid for missing government policies? I would submit that the dog rescue charities that I support are not going to be made redundant by a guaranteed minimum income plan for canines…
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