To: Zeev Hed who wrote (33860 ) 8/23/1999 4:30:00 PM From: Ellen Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 44908
Don't you think you're being, well, a bit presumptuous, attempting to speak for so many people?? Your reference to IPMCF: > I know personally of 10 individuals that despite all the warnings, and the SEC documents claiming time after time the "going concern" escape clause, and despite my relatively constant warning of the eventual demise (but I never guessed actual chapter 11, unfortunately, until lmost the end, do Fred is quite right, I was wrong more than once) lost more than 25% of their retirment money. < So they decided for themselves to "gamble" didn't they? It is sad that money was lost. > they do not want to pay attention to your end statement that says, it is risky < How do you know? > They read this as a CYA statement and disregard it > How do you know? > The reader does not want to look at the details of your analysis < How do you know? > they'd rather not criticize it in public < How do you know? > they do not notice that to achieve your numbers from LL 5 MM kids (10% of the total school population age 6 to 18) will participate through the LL deal), while not even 5% of the total kids population in the US participate in these charity drives < How do you know? > So they listen to you and pluck their money away. < How do you know? Gee, maybe, just maybe, anyone who bought or buys OR sold or sells actually weighed the pros and cons for themselves (what a concept!) and pulled the trigger (either way) on their own. Ya think? Also, I would have to take exception to your figure of "not even 5% of the total kids population in the US participate in these charity drives." If these drives are that unsuccessful, why do so many schools, PTA organizations, sports teams, etc. keep doing them? If you have some sort of information to back that up, I'd be interested in taking a look at it.