Charity begins at home?

So it was the supermarket I thought it was…..but am I incorrect therefore in thinking that the charities are local to the location of each store?

I quite like that idea Moggs, PROVIDING that the “Slot” which folks have put their Counter in goes to that particular cause.
Jim.
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I guess they then distribute the monies to the charity given the most counters/votes.

Waitrose distribute a fixed amount each month from each store divided in proportion to the tokens each charity has been awarded

Moggy

They have one of those Gary, in my local Bank.,,,O.M.G. I apologise for saying the word Bank :rolleyes: I forgot that word is Verboten.
Jim.
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If it’s the supermarket group I am thinking of there are three charities – all local to the store’s location. Same one?

We went into a supermarket the other week where they give you a counter when you go through the checkout.You then have some containers representing a choice of local charities for you to put the counter you were given in.
I guess they then distribute the monies to the charity given the most counters/votes.

But wouldn’t that be just taxation for charity…..which you are opposed to?

Come the day Warren, when I, yes, I have a say in where MY Taxes go to, I may change my mind, however, I have just spotted the first of this Winters Pigs fly overhead, scuse me…….:D
Jim.
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Indeed CD, what I meant was that the Governments’ pound is simply taken from the tax revenue pot. So although it sounds grandiose and honourable it’s just another piece of expenditure from the foreign aid budget, probably.

Your second question is very pertinent. I wonder.

And whilst on about who gives what to whom, it would be better if the Government were to match each £ for £ here what the General Public have donated…

But wouldn’t that be just taxation for charity…..which you are opposed to?

The lines are somewhat blurred at the best of times; the government has matched pound-for-pound charitable donations in the past.

And who is the government giving the £50million to (on our behalf) in the Philippines; is it the Philippines government or charities working in the Philippines?

Not sure about the Government matching £ for £. We are then back to the debate about charity and tax.

Occasionally there are Sally Army bods in the High Street but very rarely. My mother-in -law was with the WVS, as it then was, for many years. Then it became the WRVS and I think it’s changed it’s name again now but no doubt still performs the same services.

So, IF Davvid Cameroon stated, that the price of Petrol would be raised by 1p tomorrow, and it would be donated to A,B, or C, Charity, Would you believe him?.
NO, I don’t think I would. And whilst on about who gives what to whom, it would be better if the Government were to match each £ for £ here.What the General Public have donated.

I would like to think I had a mind of my own when it comes to donating to any Charity.
My ole Mum, God rest her soul, told me, that during the Blitz, the “Sally Ann”, was always the 1st on the scene, with food, clothing etc, for those that had lost everything. I cannot state in all honesty, the last time I have ever seen them collecting.
Jim.
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Thirdly that penny on fuel duty would not be hypothecated so you wouldn’t know how it was being spent, as some of us have argued above.

As well as costing more to collect, than any charity ever got to see.

Firstly I would disagree because, as | have said elsewhere, charity should not be paid through taxes. Apart from anything else it is no longer a charitable donation anyway, by definition. It’s a tax. And secondly you might not be so magnanimous when diesel costs 155p per litre. Thirdly that penny on fuel duty would not be hypothecated so you wouldn’t know how it was being spent, as some of us have argued above.

I don’t give anything where the BBC is involved. I object to celebrities with six figure salaries, (paid by us), telling us to dig deep.

Thank you for the clarification. I wasn’t suggesting that you didn’t give to charity.

Personally, I don’t think I’ve ever donated a penny directly to Children-in-Need, or Red-Nose-Day and I don’t find the format of these types of ‘telethons’ very entertaining (although I understand that that is not the point). Many people do find them entertaining and I cannot in any way criticize the motives behind them or the money they raise.

I, like others have said, donate to other charities of my choice but I really wouldn’t object (or even notice) if the government added a penny to a litre of diesel specifically for these (or other) large charities.

For example, diesel is cheap at the moment; to fill my car six months ago could easily have cost £100 but last week when it was bone-dry I struggled to get over £93 into it (at a non-too-cheap filling-station)…

…an extra penny per litre would cost me about £0.75 per tank-full.

…for some there is confusion about the source of the money spent on our behalf. It’s ALL OUR MONEY or it’s borrowed because there isn’t enough of ours. And then the interest on the borrowed money is paid by our money or more borrowed money.

Exactly, you are preaching-to-the-choir with me on that score! 🙂

…a good way of saving money would to stop getting involved in other Countries problems, Afghanistan, etc, etc. Getting the picture now as to your question to me?

Divert it from our Overseas budget. There are Countries which simply just don’t need our aid.

Right, thank you for the clarification of your position (which did seem a little contradictory).

The only thing I would add is that the obvious suffering in the Philippines is no worse than the suffering that other countries have been experiencing for decades and the Philippines is (I think) a relatively, and I stress relatively, prosperous country. Of course, when it is news, everybody ‘cares’ more.

CD – totally agree.

So do you think CiN would be as successful if there were no celebrities involved or wasn’t broadcast on the BBC? Of course it wouldn’t, over £30m raised in ONE night?

Is your objection the extra penny or the suggestion to give it to Children-in-Need?

I don’t give anything where the BBC is involved. I object to celebrities with six figure salaries, (paid by us), telling us to dig deep.

During the course of the year I attend about 20 meetings and dinners where an awful lot is raised by ordinary people for charity.
My wife is always sending off cheques to Scope. So between the two of us we donate a lot.