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How to contribute | Where it goes | The story behind this Why waste pennies on politics? Here's a better idea. . . Forget the campaign fluff and fanfare. Put people before politicians: spend your money on charity causes, non-profit, and private organizations instead! And the good news is, you don't have to be a libertarian to give to a good cause. See below for details on how to help. Pledging is as simple as an email! Here's how: 1) Stephanie has selected 8 causes to which your donation will be directed. Decide how much you want to donate to the pool, then send an email, including your NAME and AMOUNT PLEDGED to: pledge@SailorVsTheMachine.com Contributions will be dispersed between the 8 causes unless you specify otherwise. If you want your contribution to go to one particular organization over the other, be sure to state that in your email. 2) Your name will then be posted on the donors page and the Sailor 2002 campaign will reply back to you, explaining where you can make your payment online. Your exact contribution amount will not appear on the donor page. However, there will be a weekly tally of total funds raised. If you don't want your name listed on the donors page and would rather appear anonymous, be sure to mention that in your pledge email. Thank you! --back to top-- Where your contribution goes Note: These groups aren't necessarily affiliated with the Libertarian Party. Stephanie simply selected the organizations because she has great respect for the causes. The Cradle: adoption agency Adoption agency. Private, not-for-profit, non-sectarian. (Based in Evanston, IL) Children's Memorial Hospital: no child turned away Funds directed towards absorbing medical costs for children without health insurance. (Based in Chicago) Educational Freedom Fund: school choice for all Provides scholarship funds to send disadvantaged children to attend Christian Liberty Academy or another private school. Self-Defense Fund: for those who can't rely on 911 Provides free self-defense, gun safety, and handgun training classes to survivors of violent crime or domestic violence (male or female). KeepAndBearArms.com: more than just gun rights Fervent defender of gun rights, KABA.com houses the world's largest online collection of successful firearms self-defense stories that typically never appear in the mainstream news. Institute for Justice: defending the little guy Public-interest legal institute that fights aggressive -- and often successful -- battles in the courtroom for cases where individual rights have been trampled by the state. Free-Market.net: "libertarian Yahoo!" World's largest online resource for freedom. Nonprofit; supports individual freedom, voluntary cooperation, and free enterprise -- because freedom and free markets are absolutely essential for human peace, prosperity, and happiness. iFeminists.com: neither privilege nor oppression 21st Century feminism -- Individualist feminism: Equality means neither privilege nor oppression. iFeminists.com is a nonprofit organization that embraces economic & civil liberties, supporting equal treatment of men and women as individuals. --back to top-- The story behind this Once upon a time, not so long ago, rather than relying on the government to solve their problems, people turned to charity, churches, individuals, non-profit, and private corporations for personal help or assistance in fighting a cause. Today, most people have come to expect the government to provide such aid (even though nowhere in the US Constitution does it permit for such action). The problem with government-sponsored charities is that money is coercively taken from citizens, via taxation, to fund such projects. No matter what the reason, forcefully taking anyone's money is just plain wrong. And it isn't pretty. After all, there is a reason IRS agents carry guns. Writer Jim Goad puts it rather well: The government acts like a charity agency that absorbs most donations into "operating expenses." It's like being forced at gunpoint to contribute to the Jerry Lewis telethon. So why is Stephanie using her run for Congress as a reason to raise funds for charity? 1) To demonstrate that people will happily help others, as long as it's done voluntarily, not through force or extortion. 2) To reinforce that private charities and organizations not only help people, they help people help themselves. More importantly, private organizations help people far more efficiently than government-sponsored charities. 3) With a low-budget campaign of $0, Stephanie simply does not need the money. Spending your money on people, not politicians, just makes more sense. Note: Stephanie has no problem with campaign contributions. In fact, she finds campaign finance reform to be a sham. Even though Stephanie is running a campaign on $0, she strongly believes citizens should be allowed to freely spend their money on whatever they choose -- whether it's $1 or $1,000,000+ on a campaign -- or anything else they desire. Uncle Sam has no business meddling with people's pocketbooks. --back to top-- |