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They are working at huge discounts considering the size of the budgets/organizations they oversee.
I got that, I was just posting the info for the poster above me.....
But you do have to wonder how much "upper management" siphons out of the donations of these huge organizations. It is very similar to celebrity charities (golf outing for example), they show 200K collected but after all the expenses are paid it can sometimes be less than 10% actually given to the charity!
Why is this? The vast majority of lottery winners in Canada DON'T do this. A very few give some or all of their winnings to charity, but then so do a very few in the US, Australia, the UK, etc. It's always newsworthy because it's SO RARE.
Why is this? The vast majority of lottery winners in Canada DON'T do this. A very few give some or all of their winnings to charity, but then so do a very few in the US, Australia, the UK, etc. It's always newsworthy because it's SO RARE.
It being my first thought doesn't mean it would necessarily be my last thought. Unlike you, I live on the Canadian border, and thus encounter my fair share of Canadians (not saying that you haven't at some point, but your location in TX reduces the odds that you have). They are generally nicer people than Americans. Incredibly overgeneralized, yes, but enough anecdotal evidence to justify my first thought that I was not surprised that a Canadian would do this. Heuristics/bias and all that.
Edit to say that my first thought was moreso "I'm not surprised to see that it was a Canadian who did this" as opposed to "I'm not surprised that a Canadian would do this", since as you pointed out, it's statistically improbable for a citizen of any given nation to do this. But given that someone did it, I'm not surprised to hear he's Canadian. (And yes, this is still open to statistical refutation, if you could show me data that show that this sort of act is statistically more common in the US than in Canada...my biases would need revision if so)
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It being my first thought doesn't mean it would necessarily be my last thought. Unlike you, I live on the Canadian border, and thus encounter my fair share of Canadians (not saying that you haven't at some point, but your location in TX reduces the odds that you have). They are generally nicer people than Americans. Incredibly overgeneralized, yes, but enough anecdotal evidence to justify my first thought that I was not surprised that a Canadian would do this. Heuristics/bias and all that.
Actually, I've had a lot of exposure to Canadians, believe it or not. I personally don't find them any nicer in general than any other group of people. Oh well.
Actually, I've had a lot of exposure to Canadians, believe it or not. I personally don't find them any nicer in general than any other group of people. Oh well.
I will give you a high 5 on this one. and sorry to my Canadian friend of 15 yrs ---You stand above the rest dearie! - most pompous,, (to me)
The foundation that he has started, was set in motion AFTER he won the lottery, which was back in MAY of this year. He did NOT tell anyone, including his family about the win, until this week, when he claimed the prize. His wife died of cancer two years ago. His grown children are all University grads, with professional careers, and they don't need any more money, nor does HE.
He is going to give most of the prize money to a cancer treatment centre, near his home in Alberta, where his wife was treated two years ago. She died.
Yes he was playing golf in California. So what ? He paid for the trip out of his own pocket, before he claimed the prize money this week.
In Canada, if you win a lottery, you get ALL of the money, no taxes are deducted, at all.
Actually, I've had a lot of exposure to Canadians, believe it or not. I personally don't find them any nicer in general than any other group of people. Oh well.
Agreed. Canada has nice people, and they have rude people, they have generous people, and they have greedy people. Just like everywhere else.
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