Giving money to a dancer OTC
Monday, May 15, 2006 3:18 PM
On several other discussion topics we've talked about giving money to dancers OTC. Rather than drag those topics on forever, I wanted to ask a separate but related couple of questions so I thought I'd start a new topic. I know many of you are totally opposed to giving a dancer and maybe anyone else money OTC, but I wanted to raise 2 questions about real situations that have happened to me that are a little different. These are real situations involving my ATF, who hasn't danced in years and we're close friends.
(1) My ATF is very involved in a charity that raises money for breast cancer awareness and research. As part of this effort she does a 60-mile walk each year and asks people to pledge money for each mile she walks. If your ATF did this and asked you for a pledge, what would you do?
(2) Recently my ATF had to have surgery of a fairly serious nature. The crooks who run her health care refused to cover it, claiming it was a pre-existing condition, as if everything isn't. The other crooks who run the hospital refuse to give her the same huge discount they'd accept if her insurance was paying for it and expect her to pay the inflated full payment. Her friends from the breast cancer fund raising effort decided to hold a fund raiser to help her pay the bill. Would you participate?
I think you all know what I've done. What would you do? And in case you're wondering, I know for a fact that both situations are true and essentially as I've described them.
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