How much have you donated to DU during the past year?

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Wed Mar-02-05 01:54 PM
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Poll question: How much have you donated to DU during the past year?

I have made a lot of little donations, 5 dollars here and there to give people a star who I think deserve one (and I have been mistaken in that regard, but I figure DU still gets the money). I just checked my bank statements from the past year and it adds up to less than I thought.

Regardless, there is no shame in 5 dollar donations, IMO. The poll is as anonymous as you want it to be, I am just curious!

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Wed Mar-02-05 01:58 PM
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1. kick

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:02 PM
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2. Kick again - Any contribution is worthwhile

I give a little bit of money to a lot of organizations, but not a lot of money to any one organization. The dollars can be stretched pretty thin. However, in the past two years I have discovered that giving anything to beat the conservative rape of our country is money well spent.

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:14 PM
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3. what the hell I'll give it one more kick

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:17 PM
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4. I coaxed people into donating for me

Little do they know I'm a freeper troll who's gonna come out when Jeb kicks your librul asses... ooops! :silly:

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:26 PM
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5. Ha! I knew this flame-war thread would draw you out.

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:30 PM
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6. I was donating $10 a month until June, if you must know.

;) In June, I realized that I could save $60 if I stopped being so damn generous. I also wanted to be able to afford donating to some other causes. So now I've gone back to making somewhat larger one-time annual donations, with maybe a tad thrown in here and there during a fund drive.

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:34 PM
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7. Lol, I donated to NPR for the first time this weekend

and it nothing to do with any "liberal slant," if one could even say they have that at this point. But I listen to cartalk every Saturday and figured I owed them. Unfortunately, it pretty much took care of the rest of my "donatin'" money for the year.

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:46 PM
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8. I stopped listening to public radio years and years ago

out of habit changes, more than anything. So even though I miss things like Car Talk, What D'You Know?, Morning Edition, ATC, Prairie Home Companion, etc., at least I don't have to feel guilty that I can't afford to support them. (Oddly enough, I've stopped watching much Public TV either, so I feel similarly guilt-free about not giving them a dime, either!)

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:48 PM
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9. $150??

Something like that

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steve2470

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Wed Mar-02-05 02:49 PM
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10. Does anyone know how much we "should" give to keep DU

afloat ? Just curious :-)

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Wed Mar-02-05 03:13 PM
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11. I have often wondered that

I think it is just an unspoken sliding scale... unemployed folks, maybe 5 bucks a year? If you are making 100K and are a frequent user, I am sure something in the multi-100 dollar category would be more appropriate. I think it just boils down to what you can afford v. the amount of the service that you receive.

Personally, I am on here pretty much every day for multiple hours (I have a slow job and sit in front of the computer) but I am kind of broke (School + wedding fund). Since last June I think I have given about 80 dollars, mostly in other people's names though.

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