What if it was deemed that if you donated money to a charity whereby the officers and directors where smokers it is really considered a pass through entity whereby you really just bought them a pack of cigarettes for the day?
The point here is; maybe you didn't want to support that? You didn't want to support self destructive behavior? There is a conflict between supporting self destructive behavior and supporting a charitable cause.
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Let's say someone calls you asking for a donation for a breast cancer charity do you have the right to know if they smoke before you donate?
I guess I am getting at an issue of status and hypocrisy.
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Donate to a politician and didn't you really just help him buy a 24k Gold Watch that he couldn't otherwise afford?
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So I will use termination factor; does the person truly love their cause?
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So when I was an Associate Equity Research Analyst on Wall Street I was at a dinner with the mgmt of a Canadian Corp. In order to mitigate the disability the voices were causing me I had stopped drinking alcohol. I ordered a cola with my meal and the President of that Co. said to me, "I don't recognize that."
Perhaps it is time the United States doesn't recognize something?
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