i am thrilled to hear this, bill. perhaps i can get the salvation
army to come set up shop in vasarhely.
finally, a 1st class homeless hotel!
-e
>Listen up ef.
>
>(Did you know that on WISC which is an intelligence test for children there
>is a question about whether it is better to give to a beggar or an
>established charity. The right answer -- which requires also the reason
>why -- is established charity. So, basically, it's just stupid to give
>directly the needy. They might deceive you ...)
>
>"Nearly every person in this country wants to help those less fortunate than
>themselves. The easy option is to toss a pound coin into someone's hand. The
>truth is that the easiest things are not always the right things to do.
>
>Some of the help given to people on the streets, however well-meaning, is
>misplaced. We need to provide long-term answers to difficult problems -
>complex problems require complex solutions.
>
>The more difficult, but better option is to help people who are homeless by
>giving time, goods or money to a registered charity designed to help them in
>the longterm."
>
>http://www.societyguardian.co.uk/homelessness/comment/0,8146,403617,00.html
>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 4:07 PM
>> To: fishbreath@somewhere.net
>> Subject: meanwhile, in a rich country...
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