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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-08 10:02 PM
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How much do we know about donations our millionaire congressmen and women have made to food banks?
Nothing. And the media millionaires? We know nothing. The celebrity millionaires? We know nothing.

Nothing.

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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-08 10:03 PM
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1. Do you want them to put their bank statements online?
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-08 10:04 PM
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2. No, they are entitled to that privacy as am I.
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hendo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-08 10:23 PM
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3. Do you want them to issue press releases
so that we can all "bask in thier glorious acts"?
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-08 06:35 PM
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6. Nope. I just want their money in the food banks. A simple press release will do.
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-08 10:46 PM
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4. they just gave a trillion $ to white collar criminals with NO accountability yet they
are reaming the auto industry to account for every penny they might get. The auto industry makes things and the financial industry makes nothing.

Msongs
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-08 06:36 PM
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7. Its made most of poor. Oh right, that doesn't count.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-08 10:54 PM
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5. I hear ya, but you know we can't do that.
Edited on Tue Dec-02-08 10:55 PM by Ilsa
I'm giving money to three organizations for Christmas this year:
The local riding therapy center, because they do so much good for disabled children like my son;
My favorite organization of group homes for children;
The local Food Pantry (biggest check, because they can turn $1 into $17 worth of groceries (they say).

We are still okay. The kids' Christmas gifts will be scaled this year. Not buying much of anything else, unless it is something I see that is "the perfect gift" for someone. I am sewing some articles of clothing for some relatives. I hope we don't end up needing the money back, but if we do, I hope someone will be considerate of our needs for a change.

Peace.
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-08 06:38 PM
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8. THEIR lack of policy have created this mess. I want to see fawning, sucking up, sick smiles
and THEIR money in the food banks. Its called wealth retribution in place of wealth redistribution.
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