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To: Kirk © who wrote (1570)	7/2/2014 12:26:41 PM
From: Jerome	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26622

Hi Kirk, there has been an interesting series of articles in the Detroit Free Press, about a two deaths related to the GM ignition recall. Two young gals died in an accident related to a defective ignition switch. The Highway patrolman at the scene of the accident noticed that the ignition switch was in the off at the scene of the accident. GM maintained the the girl in the back seat was not wearing a seat belt, and so they were not responsible for her death. The GM lawyer at the trial maintained that the ignition switch being shut off ..."was an isolated incident"..and that he was not aware of any other "ignition switch problems"....both of these statements were under oath....and were obvious lies. GM settled that lawsuit for a very small amount. Now the families of the dead girls are suing GM again to have the case re-opened, because of the lies by GM's lawyers. I hope that the lawyer for GM was one of the lawyers fired by Ms Barra donating to charity at the cash register......my standard reply is..."I'll donate to your charity...if you donate to my happy hour" .

To: Kirk © who wrote (1570)	7/3/2014 2:49:30 AM
From: ETF1	Respond to of 26622

"I am also annoyed that I have to be a "bad person" and decline to give to this or that charity every time I buy something at a store and the frigging credit card / loyalty card machines require me to decline the charity this or that company is trying to raise money for to improve their image." I'm with you on that Kirk. Doesn't seem right that you can't even buy things at the supermarket without having to go thru this.

To: Kirk © who wrote (1570)	7/3/2014 11:13:56 AM
From: Everett Bandman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26622

>I am also annoyed that I have to be a "bad person" and decline to give to this or that charity every time I buy something at a store and the frigging credit card / loyalty card machines require me to decline the charity this or that company is trying to raise money for to improve their image.< Blame your upbringing and childhood for feeling like a "bad person" when saying no <vbg>. Its just a habit of mind. Others need to be reminded that it actually feels uplifting to be generous and these opportunities for giving are just that opportunities, one can always decline if one feels the recipient is not "deserving". Why should you feel like a bad person if you have the sense of being scammed? FWIW, it still feels uplifting to some to be generous even if the recipient isn't clearly deserving at the time.