Sunday - December 06, 2009

A TOTAL LIBERAL JERK AND HIS STORY. HEART IN RIGHT PLACE, BRAIN OUT TO LUNCH

It’s true darn it. Really.

Another example of someone who means well but .... who just can’t see the reality. An affliction I believe that is prone to many libs.
So this do-gooder is going to give up much of his future earnings to help those po folk in Africa.  Of course, there aren’t any charities or deserving people in his own country, the country that gave him the ability to learn and earn enough to do that. Nah ... day be all rich folk here wid no poverty needs dealin wif.

Wonder what his mindset will be in 40 or so years when he discovers that this gift of his earnings was hardly a drop in the bucket and most likely saved nobody.  On second thought. Folks like this never recognize the futility of Africa.  But then, aid to that hopeless place is the in thing. Isn’t it? It shows how liberal and caring you are.

BTW ... have any of you ever noticed how much these weepy hand wringers look alike?

I will give £1m to charity, says Oxford don on £33,000 salary
By Vanessa Allen
Mail on Sunday

As an academic earning £33,000 a year, Toby Ord may seem an unlikely candidate to give £1million to charity.
But the Oxford University researcher, 30, has pledged to donate a large portion of his lifetime earnings to save lives in Africa.
He is starting off by effectively reducing his annual salary to £20,000 – and giving the rest away.

Dr Ord calculates that, allowing for inflation and pay rises, he will be able to hit his £1million target.
He estimates his salary from Oxford’s Balliol College will average £42,000 over the remaining 35 years of his career. The amount of his salary he keeps will also rise in line with inflation.

The moral philosophy researcher said he would sacrifice expensive holidays, gadgets and meals out at restaurants to fund his philanthropic pledge.
He said: ‘Many people agree that global poverty is one of the biggest moral problems of our time, but very few people are prepared to donate a large part of their income to help eliminate it.

‘I decided to put my money where my mouth was and to set up a society for people who want to join me in this. Ideally it will become a well-recognised way of living one’s life, something akin to being a vegetarian.’
Dr Ord lives in a one-bedroom rented flat in the grounds of Balliol College in Oxford.

His wife Bernadette Young, 28, a junior hospital doctor, has capped her own salary at £25,000. Dr Ord says that he expects her lifetime donations to top even his, although the couple have agreed that they may reduce their donations if they have children.
Dr Ord said he had given money to charity for years before hitting on the idea of a salary cap.

He told the Mail on Sunday: ‘I thought about how little could I live on, how much would I earn, how much could I give away and how much good I could do with that money.

‘I did all the calculations and realised I could save the lives of thousands.
‘Saving just one person’s life is often thought to be an amazing kind of thing you can do over your whole career.’
Dr Ord said his personal comforts were outweighed by the thought of helping others.

‘If I spent the extra money on myself it would be a little better,’ he said. ‘I could go on holiday more often, get an iPhone, eat out at expensive restaurants. It would be nice, but not actually all that much better.
‘My keenest enjoyments are all free, or at least within very modest means: reading a beautiful book, going for a picnic on a summer’s afternoon, spending a quiet evening at home with my wife.’

Dr Ord has launched a group, Giving What We Can, to encourage others to donate at least 10 per cent of their pre-tax income to the development aid charities of their choice. So far 23 people have signed up.
The pledge is not legally binding but is designed as a lifetime commitment. The money is paid directly to the charities rather than going through his group.

The pledge states: ‘I recognise that I can use part of my income to do a significant amount of good in the developing world.
‘Since I can live well enough on a smaller income, I pledge that from today until the day I retire, I shall give at least 10 per cent of what I earn to whichever organisations can most effectively use it to fight poverty in the developing world.’

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Posted by peiper     on 12/06/2009 at 08:40 AM   
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