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In reply to the discussion: Occupy Wall St Says 'Rolling Jubilee' Raises Enough to Abolish $6 Million in Debt [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)sounds like a nice college project, but how actually would this work, so people could see it on paper?(the tech stuff).
Will there be a paper trail, to show how A goes to pay off B which lowers C (debt) and is then used to D (relieve student loans, medical, etc.)
because if there isn't some official proof, this is just a nice college project, how is the money getting into the US Treasury to cut the debt?
And can I just ask a question here-why don't we just raise taxes to get the US Treasury more money?
Being that if Joe Citizen gives $1000.00 directly to this noble cause, it is $1000.00 out of his pocket. Why not just increase taxes to make that same $1000.00
btw, what are the administrative expenses, costs?and what direct percentage is given?
(from above it sounds like 100%, but is that realistic??? People working round the clock for free?
(a question I ask when a charity asks for money call me a cynic, but ...