Let's donate $$$ to the Brady Campaign!

[Joe7cri]

So I was reading MrReynolds post about "The Brady Campaign Needs Your Help Now!!" and started thinking if we all made $.01 donations to the Brady Campaign we would actually cost them money as long as they're using a CC processor. Most processors charge 2.9% + .25 transaction fee, so if the Brady Campaign is using a processor, they would lose $.24 cents per $.01 transaction. I know, this probably won't take off, but I thought it was an interesting thought. Just think if we each put a little time a side and donated $.01 (100x) a day. Each member would cost the Brady's $24.00 per day, $720 per month, and it would only cost us $30.00 per month and the time to complete the transactions. Now times that $720 per month times 2000 members and you're looking at a cost of 1.44 million dollars in one month's time. In theory, this could be very damaging until they catch on and raise the limit.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Before you think you are too clever, try to put $.01 in their form. It will tell you in no uncertain terms that the minimum donation is $5.00.

 

[justin 561]

Before you think you are too clever, try to put $.01 in their form. It will tell you in no uncertain terms that the minimum donation is $5.00.

You would end up losing the money, and helping them.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

You would end up losing the money, and helping them.

I know I'll regret asking this, but how in the world did you come to that conclusion?

 

[Big45]

send them monopoly money

 

[RNB65]

Let's not...

 

[bogie]

Put a little of that effort into being a good example around your fence-sitting friends...

Not being a "gun person" does not equate with being "an anti."

Before you know it, someone will ask you to take them shooting.

 

[Bill2e]

I posted this exact IDEA in the origonal thread.

 

[JWarren]

You won't bankrupt the Brady's with this scheme.

George Soros would bail them out and we'd be right where we started--with bad publicity piled on top.

I'd rather beat them in the arena of ideas rather than silence them through manipulation. That tactic is SO like their own.


-- John

 

[FCFC]

I've heard of other silly and non-productive ideas before. This one'll do for today.

Someone should look up "opportunity cost."

 

[MaterDei]

ibtl. Not only a bad idea but just plain wrong. We have the truth and the facts on our side and are and can win with those provided we stay vigilant.

How about everybody take that same $30 per month and donate it to our favorite pro-RKBA organization? Now THAT would be awesome!

 

[4v50 Gary]

Look guys, clip some expired coupons from the newspaper and send them the equivalent of $5. It's better than breaking up a Monopoly set.

 

[nutty7462]

donate to gunowners.org instead.

 

[Justin]

This thread is kind of silly.