> August West wrote:

>> ®i©ardo nowhere.com> writes:
>>

>>> It always used to amuse me when "charity" collectors with buckets used
>>> to ask if they could collect from my customers, to which I would say:
>>> "Yes, of course you can, provided you put a contribution in every
>>> charity box I have on the bar." An interesting exercise.

>>
>> Why? What do you think you achieved?
>>

>
> I wanted to see whether they were as willing to give to help others, as
> they expected others to be. In the main it was a resounding *NO*.
>

> ®i©ardo wrote:

>> August West wrote:

>>> ®i©ardo nowhere.com> writes:
>>>

>>>> It always used to amuse me when "charity" collectors with buckets used
>>>> to ask if they could collect from my customers, to which I would say:
>>>> "Yes, of course you can, provided you put a contribution in every
>>>> charity box I have on the bar." An interesting exercise.

>>>
>>> Why? What do you think you achieved?
>>>

>>
>> I wanted to see whether they were as willing to give to help others,
>> as they expected others to be. In the main it was a resounding *NO*.
>>

> My first thought would probably have been *no* too. Any one who does
> make regular charity donations, as these collectors probably did, would
> know how to do so in a rather more tax-efficient way than sticking coins
> in a box, or boxes. ...

> Palindrome wrote:

>> ®i©ardo wrote:

>>> August West wrote:

>>>> ®i©ardo nowhere.com> writes:
>>>>

>>>>> It always used to amuse me when "charity" collectors with buckets used
>>>>> to ask if they could collect from my customers, to which I would say:
>>>>> "Yes, of course you can, provided you put a contribution in every
>>>>> charity box I have on the bar." An interesting exercise.

>>>>
>>>> Why? What do you think you achieved?
>>>>

>>>
>>> I wanted to see whether they were as willing to give to help others,
>>> as they expected others to be. In the main it was a resounding *NO*.
>>>

>> My first thought would probably have been *no* too. Any one who does
>> make regular charity donations, as these collectors probably did,
>> would know how to do so in a rather more tax-efficient way than ...