Time for the arm twisting
Oh joy, time for the annual United Way Campaign. I wondered what that pain in my arm was. Turned out it is the anticipation of the arm twisting that is about to happen. They bring around the little pledge cards with their “suggested” contribution each paycheck. Last year I told them they would have a better chance of getting me to donate to the Charles Mansion defense fund than to the United Way. Sure, I want my money to go to pay for lavish offices and airplanes for executives there and then I would like the rest of my money to help causes I would never support. They claim you can earmark your contributions but there is no way for sure to know where the money goes. I also always wonder what the employer executives get in return for the contributions from their employees. You can't tell me there isn't some kickback there. If nothing else they get their name and picture in the paper looking important and charitable. I guess it helps assuage the guilt from the rest of the year.
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And I did
Just be like Nancy Reagan, "Just say no!"
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