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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:29 AM Original message |
Illinois A-G tells gas stations to donate money to Red Cross or face... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. The motive is great, however I wish it was to someone other |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yep...The Red Cross is pretty corrupt. |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. Link (and NOT to a blog, please) |
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Danieljay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 09:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. thats an effing uninformed statement |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 11:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. A lot of the people expressing hostility to the Red Cross |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The RC has only spent a THIRD of the Tsunami $$$. |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 09:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Link pleae (and not to a blog) -- Note the avatar. |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. The other "big charities" are "faith based" |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-26-05 09:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
35. I think the point is |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. Hats off to the AG of Illinois!!! I would of hoped it was the corporations |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. While charitable giving is a good idea |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Good idea, but what does law raising your prices break? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 09:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. in louisiana it is |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Anti-trust Laws (Sherman Act, and most states' "Little Sherman Acts") |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 09:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. it takes too long to sue |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
5. Only $1,000? That's an easy choice. nt |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. and tax-deductable, too! |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. Sounds a lot like extortion to me... |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
9. The A-G should do his job... |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
10. Sorry, but I don't agree with this... |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. They said pay up or go to court. - my beef is that $1000 is nothing. n/t |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 05:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. So if the station ripped off the public, |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I would make them pay up a hefty fine. More like $100,000. I agree w/u |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 09:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Civil anti-trust under the federal law (Sherman Act) |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
11. A thousand dollars is NOTHING ... |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 05:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. I agree on this... |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. Shouldn't he go after the oil companies instead? n/t |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 09:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. The independent station owners have a very low margin. |
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Jayhawk Lib (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. What???? |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I agree. How much did they extort from their customers with |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. Just sue the fucking bastards for price collusion/fixing |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 02:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Another version of Pay to Play? |
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Sinistrous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Gee. I wonder how the A/G narrowed it down to 18 stations |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. great call! |
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Saint Stephen (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
26. So the consumer gets screwed yet again |
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