We went to the movies for my birthday. In the half-hour of commercials before the movie, one ad wanted viewers to donate money for mobility devices for handicapped children. The voice-over says the charity is for buying devices "when parents can't and insurance won't."
Notice the parents can't help it, but the rat-bastard insurance companies can. But parents who "can't" afford them really can. They can spend less on something else, or borrow. Maybe they should do those things, or maybe they shouldn't. But they're not as helpless as the ad would have us believe.
Also, the insurance companies aren't in business to buy whatever would be nice to have. If your insurance contract covers a mobility device, that's great. If it doesn't, why would you think you should get one for free?
Charitable donations help humble the givers and the receivers. Charitable organizations that advertise with entitlement are missing that point.
via oneofthebest
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