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Old 02-07-2007, 08:12 PM   #16
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Our elementary school does yearbooks and t-shirts etc on a "suggested donation" basis. If people wnat to pay less or nothing, they can. We ask people to donate more than the suggested amount if they can, to cover the cost for those who want one but cannot afford ithe suggested donation. We never make a loss.

The (co-operative, non-profit) preschool switched from a set purchase price, no freebies to a pay-what-you-can policy and they sold more items and took more money in.

If you give people the freedom to choose not to pay, they rarely do -you take all they joy of "cheating" out of it and add an element of pride in honesty. imo.

Hmmm...sounds similar to this.......






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From each according to his ability, to each according to his need (or needs) is a slogan popularized by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program. The phrase summarizes the idea that, under a communist system, every person shall produce to the best of their ability in accordance with their talent, and each person shall receive the fruits of this production in accordance with their need, irrespective of what they have produced. In the Marxist view, such an arrangement will be made possible by the abundance of goods and services that a developed communist society will produce; the idea is that there will be enough to satisfy everyone's needs
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Old 02-07-2007, 08:16 PM   #17
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Some horses need to be beat..even dead ones!
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Old 02-07-2007, 08:58 PM   #18
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Wasnt meant for this thread Ronald, I blonded out
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Old 02-07-2007, 09:10 PM   #19
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Hmmm...sounds similar to this.......






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From each according to his ability, to each according to his need (or needs) is a slogan popularized by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program. The phrase summarizes the idea that, under a communist system, every person shall produce to the best of their ability in accordance with their talent, and each person shall receive the fruits of this production in accordance with their need, irrespective of what they have produced. In the Marxist view, such an arrangement will be made possible by the abundance of goods and services that a developed communist society will produce; the idea is that there will be enough to satisfy everyone's needs
So.....???

Similarity is not the same as being the same. And even if it was, do you have a problem with it? Nobody is being forced to do anything they don't want to......
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Old 02-07-2007, 09:18 PM   #20
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Nobody is being forced to do anything they don't want to...


With liberal fascist that would be the next step...right?...shame them...then outlaw dissent.
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Old 02-07-2007, 09:25 PM   #21
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Ronald... seriously dude, are you fuckin' high?
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Old 02-07-2007, 09:28 PM   #22
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Ronald... seriously dude, are you fuckin' high?


No...but if you want I can score for you.
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Old 02-07-2007, 09:35 PM   #23
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Nobody is being forced to do anything they don't want to...


With liberal fascist that would be the next step...right?...shame them...then outlaw dissent.
???

are you calling us liberal fascists? and if so why? and what do you actually mean by that? or are you just a troll?
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Old 02-07-2007, 09:43 PM   #24
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???

are you calling us liberal fascists? and if so why? and what do you actually mean by that? or are you just a troll?

I don`t know...tell me.... most liberals seem to me to be a sort of fascist...as are socialists and commies.
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Old 02-07-2007, 09:54 PM   #25
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mmmkay. seems to me you have stereotype blinkers on. Obviously you need the explicit questions directly before you, one by one. Let's start with:

(a) what makes you think that we (the people who make pay-as-you-feel-able work) are liberals? (a.2) Are non-liberals unable to be honest?
(b) why is being a liberal bad?
(c) why do liberals seems fascist to you?
(d) why is fascist bad?
(e) why is socialist bad?
(f) what is a socialist?
(g) what is a commie?
(h) how cold is it under that bridge?
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Old 02-07-2007, 10:22 PM   #26
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patronage is optional, communism is not. bad analogy.

it is obvious, however by the reaction to it that we hunger for a troll.

could you just play along and make some really offensive and provocative statements?
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Old 02-07-2007, 10:41 PM   #27
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LJ, I've fallen in love with the lovely who is modelling the blue hoodie with such pizzaz on zazzle.
I may never click on a link again, too dangerous.
I'm still having palpitations.
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Old 02-08-2007, 12:43 AM   #28
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Nobody is being forced to do anything they don't want to...


With liberal fascist that would be the next step...right?...shame them...then outlaw dissent.
Ummm....fascists are right winged buddy.
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Old 02-08-2007, 02:40 AM   #29
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Don't be so hard on Ronald. He can't help it if he's directionally challenged.
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Old 02-08-2007, 04:30 PM   #30
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The pay what you think its worth model is pretty common in farm stands and is generally assumed to provide more jingle.
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