Mar 16, 2009: Operation Smile, Jordan

spudcon · 03-15-2009, 10:17 PM

Those doctors and volunteers must have a lot of money to do what they're doing. We should raise taxes on rich people like them!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-15-2009, 10:19 PM

No, they only need a couple weeks off from work. The organization pays the expenses.

classicman · 03-16-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No, they only need a couple weeks off from work. The organization pays the expenses.

Although your friend may be compensated for their expenses, many people who do this are not. They volunteer not only their time, but in some cases the materials and are not compensated for lost work or use their own vacation time.
Regardless, I applaud any and all of them that do this type of work/volunteering. Many of them go to very distant places and are at personal risk while doing so.

monster · 03-16-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Those doctors and volunteers must have a lot of money to do what they're doing. We should raise taxes on rich people like them!

WHAT? Aren't the Doctors volunteers too? Why must they have a lot of money? And why should they do it quietly? the more people who know about it, the more money will be donated, the more kids will be helped....

I think it's a great program, particularly as it focuses on a problem that is often not literally life-threatening, but pretty much ensures the kids will have no chance to escape their poverty unless the freak-show is hiring. And it trains local physicians to take over when they leave. Excellent.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-16-2009, 10:26 PM

Yes, everyone is volunteering their time and expertise. No one is being compensated for time off from work. I don't know where in hell Classic got that from. The equipment and air travel is provided by Operation Smile.

classicman · 03-16-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Although your friend may be compensated for their expenses, many people who do this are not.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I don't know where in hell Classic got that from.

Read my post Bruce - I was talking from my personal experience and I clearly stated that I was NOT talking about your friend. I was talking about other health care professionals.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-16-2009, 11:27 PM

Well I was talking about Operation Smile.

03-15-2009, 10:17 PM	#1
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Those doctors and volunteers must have a lot of money to do what they're doing. We should raise taxes on rich people like them! __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

03-15-2009, 10:19 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, they only need a couple weeks off from work. The organization pays the expenses. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-16-2009, 10:26 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, everyone is volunteering their time and expertise. No one is being compensated for time off from work. I don't know where in hell Classic got that from. The equipment and air travel is provided by Operation Smile. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-16-2009, 11:27 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well I was talking about Operation Smile. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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