Comments on: Tuesday’s Econ 101 Post: freegans bypass the economy altogether. and the gov’t wants your opinion too. http://nancyzimmerman.com/2008/02/tuesdays-econ-101-post-freegans-bypass-the-economy-altogether-and-the-govt-wants-your-opinion-too/ helping canadians be savvy, informed and thoughtful about their money Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: nancyzimmerman http://nancyzimmerman.com/2008/02/tuesdays-econ-101-post-freegans-bypass-the-economy-altogether-and-the-govt-wants-your-opinion-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3664 nancyzimmerman Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:04:45 +0000 http://nancyzimmerman.com/2008/02/05/tuesdays-econ-101-post-freegans-bypass-the-economy-altogether-and-the-govt-wants-your-opinion-too/#comment-3664 @traciatim - I *love* your idea for reverse "revenge"; ie. using your dividend to support an initiative in opposition. That's fun. And of course as you mention there's always using your shareholder voice (ideally, in conjunction with something like ethical funds groups) to request change. And with any luck, you won't catch me eating leftover garbage anytime soon. (although when i was a kid, visiting the dump in yellowknife was a serious past time for rich and poor alike) @traciatim – I *love* your idea for reverse “revenge”; ie. using your dividend to support an initiative in opposition. That’s fun. And of course as you mention there’s always using your shareholder voice (ideally, in conjunction with something like ethical funds groups) to request change.

And with any luck, you won’t catch me eating leftover garbage anytime soon. (although when i was a kid, visiting the dump in yellowknife was a serious past time for rich and poor alike)

]]> By: Traciatim http://nancyzimmerman.com/2008/02/tuesdays-econ-101-post-freegans-bypass-the-economy-altogether-and-the-govt-wants-your-opinion-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3631 Traciatim Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:33:04 +0000 http://nancyzimmerman.com/2008/02/05/tuesdays-econ-101-post-freegans-bypass-the-economy-altogether-and-the-govt-wants-your-opinion-too/#comment-3631 I think a much better option for anyone who is against a company is to buy their stock. This is especially true if the company pays a dividend. At every distribution you give the dividend money to a cause that opposes the company. You get tax benefits from the dividend, you get tax benefits from the charity, the company is indirectly self destructing by supporting it's opposing cause. Also, if you get voting shares and enough people together to vote, you can change the world this way. These types of things would have real meaning and show the world that you really do mean business. I don't think eating from the garbage helps as much. . . unless your goal is spreading disease and taking food from people who may really need it even though you have enough resources to afford your own. I think a much better option for anyone who is against a company is to buy their stock. This is especially true if the company pays a dividend. At every distribution you give the dividend money to a cause that opposes the company. You get tax benefits from the dividend, you get tax benefits from the charity, the company is indirectly self destructing by supporting it’s opposing cause.

Also, if you get voting shares and enough people together to vote, you can change the world this way. These types of things would have real meaning and show the world that you really do mean business.

I don’t think eating from the garbage helps as much. . . unless your goal is spreading disease and taking food from people who may really need it even though you have enough resources to afford your own.

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