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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 07:16 PM
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Non-silent thread for Wall Street to DONATE their BONUSES to Haiti
Sorry Nikki, I can't remain silent on this issue.

It's obvious they should donate to Haiti, and I bet they will. It will be a token amount, probably in the hundred- million range. A number that will seem large on first glance, but in reality will be a tiny percentage of their overall taxpayer funded profits.

It'll be our job to make sure the media doesn't spin this into more than it is.
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 07:28 PM
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1. Every last penny of every Gold Mansacks "bonus" (stolen taxpayer money)
would be a good start. Though I would prefer seizing every asset of that wretched corporation. If they can do it to pot dealers, why not to those whose crimes are far worse?
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StarfarerBill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 07:44 PM
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2. To hell with donating...expropriate the bonuses if they won't give them up voluntarily.
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Faryn Balyncd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 07:45 PM
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3. k and r
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 08:04 PM
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4. Hey, do what you need to do. Wouldn't it be cool
to have 10 threads like this going at once on GD? ;)
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 08:10 PM
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5. "Nah. I got a better idea." - Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R)
Edited on Wed Jan-13-10 08:11 PM by SpiralHawk
"Let's take the opportunity of this great tragedy to, um, ignore those Haitian proles and instead revive our campaign to cut taxes even further on America's wealthiest republicons. You know, the Reagan-Bush Konservative Kompassion gambit. We republicon fatcats just love that. Smirk."

- Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R)
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winyanstaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 08:10 PM
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6. Yes they should donate......
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lightningandsnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 08:12 PM
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7. They definitely should donate.
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 10:02 PM
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8. k
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 10:59 PM
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9. They should be made to go do humanitarian work in Haiti for at least a year.
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Withywindle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-14-10 01:03 AM
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11. Haven't the Haitian people suffered enough?
Why punish them with having to tolerate the presence of those parasites?
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azul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-14-10 12:12 AM
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10. It is much better to give, obviously, in this instance,
if one was actually saddled with a conscience.

Also, the public opprobrium from doing nothing might also convince some to do the right thing.

Plus, there are all kinds of emotional rewards to boot.



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