4 ms·

There's quite some space between opposing something and not finding something important enough to fund activism in favour of it.

by gpvos 13y ago

mcv 13y ago
ACLU does quite a bit more than just support gay marriage, though. If they do a lot of things you think are great, and a few you're meh about, it's still good to donate. The people who donate primarily for the gay marriage fight don't get to earmark their money either.
- aestra 13y ago
  There's other charities with a narrower focus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_Marry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_Marry
- temp453463343 13y ago
  Yeah, and that was kinda my point. I don't see why they don't make it possible to earmark money - I think they would end up getting a LOT more funding: People that don't want to fund gay marriage advocacy would donate to the issues that they find more important, and people that feel strongly about gay marriage would donate more because they know it would all go towards their pet issue.
rmc 13y ago
Yeah, marriage is overrated. It's not worth fighting for. Or are you straight and hence it doesn't affect you? Kinda defeats the point of donating to charities...
- yawgmoth 13y ago
  Unfortunately, it's not that simple. I can't provide health insurance to my partner and we pay quite a bit more in taxes than a married couple. I would like to not pay more because of whom I choose to marry.
  - boot 13y ago
    I'm all for marrying who you want, but if you live in the US your tax comment doesn't make sense. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty
    - nbouscal 13y ago
      Umm... did you actually read the link that you just cited? “Multiple factors are involved, but in general, lower to middle income couples usually benefit from filing as a married couple, while upper income couples are often penalized.”

4 ms·

There's quite some space between opposing something and not finding something important enough to fund activism in favour of it.

by gpvos 13y ago

There's quite some space between opposing something and not finding something important enough to fund activism in favour of it.

mcv 13y ago
ACLU does quite a bit more than just support gay marriage, though. If they do a lot of things you think are great, and a few you're meh about, it's still good to donate. The people who donate primarily for the gay marriage fight don't get to earmark their money either.
- aestra 13y ago
  There's other charities with a narrower focus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_Marry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_Marry
- temp453463343 13y ago
  Yeah, and that was kinda my point. I don't see why they don't make it possible to earmark money - I think they would end up getting a LOT more funding: People that don't want to fund gay marriage advocacy would donate to the issues that they find more important, and people that feel strongly about gay marriage would donate more because they know it would all go towards their pet issue.
rmc 13y ago
Yeah, marriage is overrated. It's not worth fighting for. Or are you straight and hence it doesn't affect you? Kinda defeats the point of donating to charities...
- yawgmoth 13y ago
  Unfortunately, it's not that simple. I can't provide health insurance to my partner and we pay quite a bit more in taxes than a married couple. I would like to not pay more because of whom I choose to marry.
  - boot 13y ago
    I'm all for marrying who you want, but if you live in the US your tax comment doesn't make sense. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty
    - nbouscal 13y ago
      Umm... did you actually read the link that you just cited? “Multiple factors are involved, but in general, lower to middle income couples usually benefit from filing as a married couple, while upper income couples are often penalized.”