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Starbucks Earthwatch Contest .. Nickel-a-Cup Involvement

May 17, 2007 05:14 PM EDT

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My brief presentation of an idea was accepted as one of the finalists for this contest. It involves having people voluntarily contribute a nickel for each cup of coffee purchased at local coffeehouses (estimated at 4 billion cups, by the way) with the money to be used for local efforts to impact national and global campaigns to save the world! Anyway, the idea has generated some conversations about whether a voluntary contribution of a nickel a cup is a tax. Perhaps like the annual "United Way" tax some of us pay.Ã‚ÂÂ

What do you think?Ã‚ÂÂ

And by the way, I would love some good reviews and high points to give me idea a chance.Ã‚ÂÂ

You can see the finalists at http://earthwatch.gather.com. I can't figure out how to otherwise get there from here.Ã‚ÂÂ

Anyway, what say you give your five cent opinion?

Allan

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Comments: 6

Odd that the group moderator posted this to the group,
even after the contest was over ...
My two-cents are posted to your original article.

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Allan Shore May 25, 2007, 6:29pm EDT

I posted this first and then added the image. For some reason, I ended up with two copies ... with a couple of my best votes on this and folks like you, hung up on the tax thing, mostly finding their way to the other one. Oh well. The time will come for some original thinking and by then you will be willing to fall in line with a real couple of cents.

Thanks for your persistents at making sure we are all saved from new "taxes."

Allan

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Enoch Allen May 25, 2007, 7:02pm EDT

For the record, Allan, I agree.

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Member Photog May 27, 2007, 1:43am EDT

just gave you a 10 and can't figure why others rated you so low?...i believe action is far better than just reaction any day of the week!...at least you have an idea that you are suggesting that i see as doable.....hey! i live in java-land where there is an espresso cafe across from another espresso cafe!...Seattle and area could donate quite a bit even at a nickel a cup......regards,gayle in WA state

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Allan Shore May 29, 2007, 1:02pm EDT

Hey Gayle. I'm confused too. I thought this idea would generate lots of support, regardless of whether it wins or not. So the reaction was very shocking actually. But perhaps it has more to do with Gather and its historical interest on (conservative) things that impact the heart more than anything approaching change or new ways of thinking. Anyway, thanks for the comment--even though the vote has already closed.

Then again, the good news is I've drunk two coffees lately and saved myself an dime that would have been wasted on saving the planet!

Allan

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