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[–] [email protected] 245 points 2 months ago (24 children)

It's not a donation if they get to dictate what the organization does - it's a bribe.

[–] themeatbridge 46 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Literally every donation to any organization anywhere comes with strings attached. Nobody just gives money blindly and says "Here, somebody else use this."

You drop money in the collection plate, it's because you want your faith to be shared and your church to prosper. You drop your change in the box at the convenience store, it's because you don't want to be walking around with three pounds of garbage money jingling in your pockets like Santa's nutsack. There's always a motive for giving.

[–] ZMoney 11 points 2 months ago

Removing these biases is the whole point of public funding for things. Everyone shares the same resources and people who have more wealth give more. The fact that major institutions that perform public functions rely on private donations is the problem.

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