Re: Where your money for Symbolix went to...

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <4gd06l$4lo@elna.ethz.ch>,
Henrik 'Boris Grishenko' Gudat <GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH> wrote:
>Greenpeace (Switzerland) received today CHF 135,- ($120). Not only is Symbolix
>supposed to change your very own life for the better but also did your payment
>turned this big blue trashcan into a less toxic paradise.

   I'd have preferred something where you can see tangible benefits,
such as a local church, school, refugee camp, or something
else. Sending money to groups that spend a heck of a lot of money on
politicians and self publicity is a waste.

   Being able to get information on exactly how much of your dollar
given to an organization actually goes to what they claim to be doing,
and not administrative overhead is a good thing. Certain groups, 50%
of your $ is lost; others, I've heard it's less than 5. By that
measure, most governments are a bad thing to give money to, but we all
knew that anyways :)

Nathan Mates

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