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Would You Draw A Line In The Sand?

Source: The Masked Millionaire

May 21, 2008

Summary

"Too Much Bad News Reduces Charity Cash."

So says AP writer, Lisa Tolin.

"Compared with disasters such as the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, those in China and Myanmar have generated just a trickle of aid."

So the question is: Do we draw the proverbial line in the sand as it pertains to charitable giving when there are just too many disasters, that come one right after another, and we just get burnt out on giving?

Let's look at a hypothetical example.

The Smith family lives next door to us

The 4 year old Smith family boy gets hit by a car while playing in the street

The Smith family does not have any insurance

People in the neighborhood take up a collection to help the Smiths with the medical bills

You contribute $500 towards the medical bills

Well that is a typical example of an event that occurs just about everyday. And in the example you react just like millions of other people would. You help out as much as you can.

But what happens if two weeks later your other neighbor has a similar tragedy? You feel just as bad as you did when the Smiths ex

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