Post #21423 by chris y on Thu, Jan 30, 2003 5:15 PM

Hey Tikibong,
you're right, of course it always comes down to what people will do, but I think that was exactly KailuaGeoff's point; failing either a deeply held sense of altruism or a socialist tax structure that allows you to be a better person than you ever thought or maybe wished you could be, where do we look for the moral, civic, and ethical compass that so many of us seem to be lacking? I thought geoff was decrying getting caught up in our own insignificant lives at the expense of missing the opportunity to actually make a difference (although I differ with him on whether putting up a tiki should be considered on the same plane as donating a weekend to Homes for Humanity or volunteering at your local Humane Society). He sounds like he realizes tc has the potential to make a difference; his idea to create a fund to finance worthy projects on an ongoing basis is noble and forward looking. It also sounds to me like moral clarity.