LIRC2011_c1eyczx_ether.sgml

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<p p="p">
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
<pos pos="PP">
I
</pos>
<pos pos="VV">
disagree
</pos>
<pos pos="RB">
entirely
</pos>
<pos pos="SENT">
.
</pos>
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="imp">
<s_type s_type="imp">
<sic sic="sic">
<pos pos="VV">
Let
</pos>
s
</sic>
<pos pos="VV">
assume
</pos>
<pos pos="PP">
I
</pos>
<pos pos="VV">
eat
</pos>
<pos pos="IN">
at
</pos>
CFA
<pos pos="CD">
1
</pos>
x
/
<pos pos="NP">
week
</pos>
every
single
<pos pos="NN">
week
</pos>
<pos pos="IN">
without
</pos>
<pos pos="VV">
fail
</pos>
<pos pos="IN">
from
</pos>
<pos pos="DT">
the
</pos>
<pos pos="NN">
age
</pos>
<pos pos="IN">
of
</pos>
20
<pos pos="IN">
until
</pos>
60
<pos pos="SENT">
.
</pos>
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="imp">
<s_type s_type="imp">
<pos pos="VV">
Assume
</pos>
<pos pos="PP">
I
</pos>
<pos pos="VV">
spend
</pos>
$
5
/
<pos pos="NN">
trip
</pos>
<pos pos="SENT">
.
</pos>
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
This
<pos pos="VVZ">
equates
</pos>
<pos pos="TO">
to
</pos>
$
5
x
52
<pos pos="NNS">
weeks
</pos>
x
40
<pos pos="NNS">
years
</pos>
=
$
10,400
<pos pos="VVD">
contributed
</pos>
<pos pos="IN">
over
</pos>
<pos pos="PP$">
my
</pos>
entire
lifetime
<pos pos="SENT">
.
</pos>
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="imp">
<s_type s_type="imp">
Now
<w w="w">
<sic sic="sic">
<pos pos="VV">
let
</pos>
s
</sic>
</w>
<pos pos="VV">
assume
</pos>
that
CFA
<pos pos="VVZ">
earns
</pos>
a
<pos pos="CD">
5
</pos>
%
<pos pos="JJ">
net
</pos>
<pos pos="NN">
profit
</pos>
<w w="w">
<sic sic="sic">
<pos pos="NN">
margin
</pos>
(
which
</sic>
</w>
<pos pos="VBZ">
is
</pos>
insanely
high
for
fast
food
restaurant
)
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
That
leaves
us
with
$
10,400
x
0.05
=
$
520
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="other">
<s_type s_type="other">
Now
<w w="w">
<sic sic="sic">
let
s
</sic>
</w>
assume
that
out
of
their
total
profits
,
they
donate
an
entire
1
%
to
the
mentioned
charities
(
another
gigantic
assumption
,
but
hey
I
'm
being
generous
)
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
This
totals
to
$
5.20
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
</p>
<p p="p">
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
$
5.20
of
my
money
will
be
donated
spread
out
over
40
years
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
And
that
assumes
that
each
dollar
donated
to
each
of
those
foundations
/
orgs
/
institutes
goes
directly
towards
opposing
gay
marriage
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="other">
<s_type s_type="other">
So
NO
it
is
not
that
important
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="sub">
<s_type s_type="sub">
Even
if
you
got
100,000
individuals
to
boycott
CFA
it
would
make
little
to
no
difference
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
You
will
get
1000
x
better
bang
for
your
buck
by
donating
$
20
/
year
to
a
foundation
that
supports
gay
marriage
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="other">
<s_type s_type="other">
Or
hey
better
yet
,
vote
for
politicians
who
do
.
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
</p>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
<p p="p">
<hi_rend hi_rend="bold">
TL
;
DR
even
assuming
you
eat
a
shitload
of
CFA
,
you
will
contribute
less
than
$
0.15
to
a
foundation
.
</hi_rend>
</p>
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="decl">
<s_type s_type="decl">
<p p="p">
Your
comment
neatly
encapsulates
the
I
'd
rather
feel
than
think
movement
that
says
much
,
and
accomplishes
little
.
</p>
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
<s_type_orig s_type_orig="other">
<s_type s_type="other">
<p p="p">
Hell
you
probably
jumped
aboard
the
Boycott
BP
bandwagon
that
[
had
no
measurable
effect
on
BP
,
but
did
lots
of
damage
to
local
business
owners
<sic sic="sic">
who's
</sic>
profits
do
n't
go
towards
BP
at
all
]
<ref_target ref_target="http://sunshineconsultingltd.com/blog/?p=2092">
http://sunshineconsultingltd.com/blog/?p=2092
</ref_target>
.
</p>
</s_type>
</s_type_orig>
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