RonPaulVolunteer
02-04-2009, 12:11 PM
I do web design. I was contacted by a local educational institution to design a website for them. Would have been worth about $4-6k. But I asked if they received government grants or if they were 100% privately funded.
Here is their response:
It's been 100% privately funded so far, but we will be looking for grants in the near future.
I then replied with:
OK, unfortunately I don't do any work where the taking of wealth from one person to give to another through government force is involved, no matter how "good" the cause, and [redacted] certainly looks wonderful, so I can't take this job offer, as much as I truly do appreciate the opportunity. Socialism is theft and it would make me partner in a crime against my fellow citizens.
Good luck with finding the right person.
Perhaps if more of us took this stance we could really wake some people up. I can guarantee you my email is now being forwarded on to others right now and they are all talking about it. It will get a lot of people thinking.
Here is their response:
It's been 100% privately funded so far, but we will be looking for grants in the near future.
I then replied with:
OK, unfortunately I don't do any work where the taking of wealth from one person to give to another through government force is involved, no matter how "good" the cause, and [redacted] certainly looks wonderful, so I can't take this job offer, as much as I truly do appreciate the opportunity. Socialism is theft and it would make me partner in a crime against my fellow citizens.
Good luck with finding the right person.
Perhaps if more of us took this stance we could really wake some people up. I can guarantee you my email is now being forwarded on to others right now and they are all talking about it. It will get a lot of people thinking.