Re: Decline in Civic Association

[Ed Weick]

Jay Hanson:

>You missed the obvious answer: cynicism.  Why should people donate time and
>money to hold their community together so some asshole CEO can buy himself
>another Lear Jet?
>
>Seen in this light, "participating in community organizations" looks like
>another form of corporate welfare.

Perhaps.  But I do some volunteer work, and when I'm doing it I focus on the
problem at hand and not on the CEO and his Lear Jet.

Ed Weick