1 Million? Seriously?

[Flash3]

How much does the nba make then and what would be a reasonable donation?

No one can put a $ amount on a donation. A donation is done because an individual or group of individuals feel the need to do something to assist those in need. Whether that is $10 or $1000, is there choice, not ours.

I'm sure there are people criticizing others about donations and such, that don't even donate a single dollar for any other cause in today's world......

[rocketsballin]

Again, the NBA and other companies alike in this nation donate tremendously to the poor, unfortunate and in times like these. There are countless donations that go unrecognized because they are done through private lines that prefer not to get their names out there. In addition, these same companies get huge tax breaks for donating, so it's only business-smart to do so.

So, who are you to blame/criticize them when you don't really know the straight facts to begin with?

ya i know every single donation isnt public, i konw they donate tons of money i made a thread about it awhile ago . i dont give a ***post edited*** wat u say 1mil for the nba is weak , belive wat u wanna believe i'll believe 1mil is weak

Please do not evade the language barrier.

[jmb987]

How much does the nba make then and what would be a reasonable donation?

No one can put a $ amount on a donation. A donation is done because an individual or group of individuals feel the need to do something to assist those in need. Whether that is $10 or $1000, is there choice, not ours.

I'm sure there are people criticizing others about donations and such, that don't even donate a single dollar for any other cause in today's world......

Yeah, I agree. I was just curious what these people calling for the greedy, rich NBA owner's heads would consider a reasonable donation.

[Flash3]

Again, the NBA and other companies alike in this nation donate tremendously to the poor, unfortunate and in times like these. There are countless donations that go unrecognized because they are done through private lines that prefer not to get their names out there. In addition, these same companies get huge tax breaks for donating, so it's only business-smart to do so.

So, who are you to blame/criticize them when you don't really know the straight facts to begin with?

ya i know every single donation isnt public, i konw they donate tons of money i made a thread about it awhile ago . i dont give a ***post edited*** wat u say 1mil for the nba is weak , belive wat u wanna believe i'll believe 1mil is weak

Please do not evade the language barrier.

Uhh, I was speaking in general, why in the world did you need to use profanity to get your post across is beyond my realm.

[rocketsballin]

w/e, i cuss everyday, the word didnt show up but the stars did , i wasnt being a serious mofo i just didnt wanna type out a buncha stuff . i already have my opinions abbout donating and all that stuff

[pross]

ya it isnt that much. sure 1mil is a lotta money no duh, specially in this economy, but i mean rashard lewis gets that 120mil contract, nba can do so much better than 1mil, but w/e im not surprised nba's greedy as **** , but as long as china makes 1mil donation it makes it ok right? ya right

That is HIS money. Not yours, not the NBA's, not his friend's, not mines, not anyone else's. Who are you to say he should give more or w/ever? How do you know he already hasn't set up a charitable fund to give to other people/countries in need?

gotta love people like this.

i ddint say anything about rashard donting, i said the nba made a weak donation. i was saying how rashard gets a 120mil contract but the nba can only give 1mil .

The NBA doesn't pay Rashard, the Magic do. The NBA is a organization, the same as Starbucks,Mcdonalds etc but don't make even close to the amount they do. How much did those organizations donate?

I'm sure the donation from NBA plus it's players/owners would total a lot higher than $1 million. Not to mention the other charities they give to around the world. Why do the Haitians deserve more money then say people in Somalia?

[LLcoleJ]

Just a little FYI too. 85% of Haiti's economy pre-quake is donations/aide.

That being said, I hope everyone around the world can do whatever they can, donate whatever time, money, resources to help these people.

[rocketsballin]

daam u guys wanna beat my head in cuz i think 1 mil is a bad donation? i never said anythinga bout shard donating, i never said nba took money out of their bank or w/e and gave shard 120mil , i said the 1mil is a weak donation

in my honest and humble opinion, 1mil for the nba is a weak donation . good that they donated more than 20k, but 1mil is weak . gotta problem w/ that? meet me outside at 106 and park lol

[crossroads]

ya it isnt that much. sure 1mil is a lotta money no duh, specially in this economy, but i mean rashard lewis gets that 120mil contract, nba can do so much better than 1mil, but w/e im not surprised nba's greedy as **** , but as long as china makes 1mil donation it makes it ok right? ya right

That is HIS money. Not yours, not the NBA's, not his friend's, not mines, not anyone else's. Who are you to say he should give more or w/ever? How do you know he already hasn't set up a charitable fund to give to other people/countries in need?

gotta love people like this.

i ddint say anything about rashard donting, i said the nba made a weak donation. i was saying how rashard gets a 120mil contract but the nba can only give 1mil .

I don't understand the correlation here.

[maxwellcu]

Just a little FYI too. 85% of Haiti's economy pre-quake is donations/aide.

That being said, I hope everyone around the world can do whatever they can, donate whatever time, money, resources to help these people.

This is what most reasonable people would consider a failed society. 85% of their economy comes from foreign aid? 85%?

That isn't a reason not to help out Haitians, but they, as a nation, are doing it wrong.

The obligation of the US government, and of American citizens and corporations, is to Americans first. No one else is going to prioritize our needs.

I applaud the NBA's choice to focus their charitable contributions on domestic concerns.

Any society that is operating on 85% foreign aid is destined to fail. This is one of the reasons why economists tend to question the value of direct financial contributions as a permanent aid solution. It tends to stifle local production because, well, no business can compete with free.

I digress... I am not intimately familiar with Haiti's government, but they clearly need to clean house and get some people in their that are actually competent leaders. Living off of donations permanently only assures that your people will forever be poor and subject to the whims of foreigners. It is about the least sustainable thing a country can possible try to do.

[jmb987]

Just a little FYI too. 85% of Haiti's economy pre-quake is donations/aide.

That being said, I hope everyone around the world can do whatever they can, donate whatever time, money, resources to help these people.

This is what most reasonable people would consider a failed society. 85% of their economy comes from foreign aid? 85%?

That isn't a reason not to help out Haitians, but they, as a nation, are doing it wrong.

The obligation of the US government, and of American citizens and corporations, is to Americans first. No one else is going to prioritize our needs.

I applaud the NBA's choice to focus their charitable contributions on domestic concerns.

Any society that is operating on 85% foreign aid is destined to fail. This is one of the reasons why economists tend to question the value of direct financial contributions as a permanent aid solution. It tends to stifle local production because, well, no business can compete with free.

I digress... I am not intimately familiar with Haiti's government, but they clearly need to clean house and get some people in their that are actually competent leaders. Living off of donations permanently only assures that your people will forever be poor and subject to the whims of foreigners. It is about the least sustainable thing a country can possible try to do.

This is a great post.

[RockTHECasbah]

Warned via PM.

[Manocad]

LOL, what makes you guys think i spend money elsewhere? I dont pay for the internet, i had a part time job to pay for my schooling, but im starting school really soon and dont work anymore. I did donate 2-3 times. Only about 20$ but thats a good 20% of my income since im currently broke and have 100$ in the bank. Look guys, i could care less about what you guys think. I think the nba isnt being generous enough, i think if all the players, gm's,coaches etc came together then they could easily raise 5+ million dollars. Like i said before chris bosh donated 1 million to a boys and girls foundation. In haiti people are sleeping outside with no food, people are still trapped. I thought the nba would of made a bigger impact because after all the "nba cares". 1 million might seem like alot to you but the street in front of my house cost 1 million to make. Seeing that all of port au prince is basically destroyed. They need as much aid as possible, i was serious about giving my services by going down but i just payed 4000$ for school and i start this week.

And there it is, cut and dried. You want the situation in Haiti to be better...and you want someone else to pay for it. How can you say you 'need' to pay $4000 for school when all of those people in Haiti are suffering? Pot, meet kettle.

I recall the words of G. Gordon Liddy:
"Liberals feel a great debt to their fellow man; a debt they propose to repay with your money."

Not saying you're a liberal necessarily; you just reminded me of that quote.

[sproles134]

You would think the NBA, with all the money they make, could give at least 10 mil. Shows you how much they care, lol. It's like the normal person giving a penny to help Haiti.

[basketball royalty]

I think the amount is fine. Matches NFL and MLB and you don't want to set an insane precedent for the next natural disaster.

[Flash3]

You would think the NBA, with all the money they make, could give at least 10 mil. Shows you how much they care, lol. It's like the normal person giving a penny to help Haiti.

Actually, shows how much you know or lack there of it.

[Quiet-Storm]

I see both sides of the argument. On one hand its good that they donated 1 million. Thats still a fair sized chunk of change

Then again, look at the NHL which donated $10 million

You would think the NBA with its endless "NBA cares" videos, would contribute more than $1 mill.

Oh well. At least they donated the $1 mill. It will still help a lot of people

[rocketsballin]

nhl w/ 10 mil? daam they just took a giant dump on nba's weak donation

[basketball royalty]

I see both sides of the argument. On one hand its good that they donated 1 million. Thats still a fair sized chunk of change

Then again, look at the NHL which donated $10 million

You would think the NBA with its endless "NBA cares" videos, would contribute more than $1 mill.

Oh well. At least they donated the $1 mill. It will still help a lot of people

Where did you find that? The quoted article stated the NHL donated $100 000. Which is a couple zeros away from being 10MIL.

[rocketsballin]

ya it was actually 100k not 10mil , i was kinda thinking they'd go bankrupt givin that much money , but still 100k to the nhl = 10mil to the nba, nhl still takes a dump on nba's donation lol