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I never judge what they might or might not do with it, but all the same, I just don't give my money away. I know I wouldn't really miss it, but as the poll says, it's my money, dammit! I used to give a lot away when I first moved to the big city, but I think I just got tired of the small constant drain on my wallet.
Instead I spend that extra couple of dollars on better (more ethical?) food sources. Possibly I am buying into a more sustainable economy with where I choose to pay extra in this department. For a second, let's forget about the animals who benefit when I buy organic. I'm thinking of the labor systems at the farms which are the source of my eggs and meat, etc. I've decided that my money is going to help people who work at these farms.
Mordecai Richler once wrote that he found it cheaper to take a taxi a few blocks that to pay out to all the panhandlers he walked by in Montreal.
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