Do It!
Donate whatever you can to help the victims of the tsunamis. You can donate here, here, here, here or any number of sites. According to Oxfam’s site, 78% of all donations went to relief purposes, with the rest going to administration costs. Also, WorldChanging is donating 100% of all donations to help rebuild communities. While I can’t find the exact figure, I do believe that to be an organization that gives to individuals in need, you only need to give 11% of your income away. And don’t buy those stupid bracelets that are being sold. It’s an extremely selfish practice that’s just you showing the world how “great” you are. You’re spending $2 to support a fad and you’re only donating $1.
And don’t tell me you don’t have any money to donate. If you can see a movie for $10, buy a six pack of beer for $11, rent a DVD for $4, or go out to dinner for $20, you can donate. Donating $5 is better than donating nothing, and that’s more than what these people have right now.
Bush’s inauguration has a budget of $30-40 million, which doesn’t include security. Yet it took three pledges to get the amount he should donate right. First it was $15 million, then $35 million (don’t believe that this was the initial offer, it wasn’t.) Now Bush is finally pledging $350 million. I mean, Spain made an initial pledge of $68 million. He can put all this money into “helping” the Iraqis, but when it comes to helping victims of a natural disaster, he becomes a spendthrift.
In the words of Ben Stiller as David Starsky: “Do it. Do it.”
January 5th, 2005 at 8:58 pm
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