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daveuz · #1 02-06-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by aklim

Before we can answer the question, we need to figure out what the definition of the word is. If you put giving to the United Way in the same category as giving money to others for your food, it might make things complicated. One is a purchase, the other a donation with little expected in return except a tax write off.

Well feel free to define it anyway you want then see if you can answer the question.

aklim · #2 02-06-2010, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by daveuz

Well feel free to define it anyway you want then see if you can answer the question.

Well, the way I define "aid" is that it is help, money, etc, etc, given to someone who cannot be of service to us in the near future. IOW, me giving money to United Way or the Susan G Kommen Foundation is basically aid. If I am getting something back in return, it is no longer aid. It is a sale. You owe me money and I wipe off the interest, it is aid. You owe me money and I wipe off the interest and maybe some principal and you give me your wife for a night (Indecent proposal, sorta) is not aid.

If you want to cut off what I define as aid, go for it. If you want to cut off the barter, trade or whatever you want to call the exchange, you need to be really careful about that.

daveuz · #3 02-06-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

Well, the way I define "aid" is that it is help, money, etc, etc, given to someone who cannot be of service to us in the near future.

Now you have your definition see if you can now come up with who you think gets the most US "aid" as per your defination.

aklim · #4 02-06-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by daveuz

Now you have your definition see if you can now come up with who you think gets the most US "aid" as per your defination.

What would the point of that be? Does it matter who gets the most and who gets the least? Why? Point is, if we cannot afford to give freely, we should not be giving freely. Again, if it comes with some conditions that are beneficial to us, that is a different category. What I am talking about is giving freely in general because we can't afford it at this time.