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Originally Posted by Libertine
Very nice idea, and the following is in no way meant as criticism. It is something to think about, though.
The majority of money that is given to charities goes to charities which operate in rich, western countries. Meanwhile, in poorer countries, people are dying of things that could easily have been prevented.
For example, take HIV. Every single day thousands of children are born with HIV. But wait - they aren't actually born with it, it most often gets transmitted at birth. A few simple pills can prevent this from happening. In fact, saving the life of a single child this way costs about $5. You heard me right, $5. That's a small cappucino at Starbucks. And that's just one example of many.
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True, but it isn't as simple as that. These drugs are not generic. You have to make a deal with the pharma companies to buy at that price - major charities do, because it makes the pharma co's get good karma. A few thousand $ from the porn industry won't make those guys jump through hoops.
Then there are the distribution costs. And the administration. To make a difference in the way you mean, TBA would have to donate the money to one of the charities already doing that work, like the International Red Cross.
TBA's idea isn't a bad one and the decision as to who will receive it is going to be difficult - already $5k will change the right person's life.
Just hope he doesn't use one of his examples - ie buy them a car. Fuck, that would be stupid.