[BC] S.B.E. = Subsidized By Engineers

[Mario Hieb, P.E.]

AMEN!

S.B.E. = Subsidized By Engineers





At 11:14 AM 5/19/2005, you wrote:

>Message: 10
>Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 09:25:32 -0400
>From: Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com>
>Subject: Re: [BC] SBE policies
>To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20050519085623.02ec05f0 at pop.mail.yahoo.com>
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>------ At 12:39 AM 5/19/2005, Mario Hieb, P.E. wrote: -------
>
> >When you donate goods or services to an entity, you are subsidizing it.
> >SBE NFL GDC is a system whereby engineers volunteer their time to
> >"for-profit" entities and thereby subsidize them. Show me another
> >recognized professional organization, (doctors, attorneys, etc) that
> >donates its time to the NFL and I will be silent on this issue forever.
>
>I'm sure the NFL is giving each volunteer a skybox and season tickets (I'm
>assuming we're talking about the football organization). It's very
>expensive to make those films. I know I've been seriously considering
>taking up a collection for a Care package for George Steinbrenner to help
>out the Yankees. Maybe a Happy Meal, a few clothes and a box of the gentle
>style Kleenex. I'm also going to get some neighborhood folks to help
>Bechtel fix the falling tiles in the Boston "Big Dig" tunnels. I found a
>large supply of Super Glue that I might donate. I think it's unfair to
>penalize a poor little company just because they're hugely over budget and
>couldn't afford top of the line designers and contractors. Everyone makes
>mistakes. I'm going to send a few extra dollars to BP/Shell to help them
>keep going during these harsh times. I realize I'm already doing that at
>the gas pump but a little extra humanitarian effort will be rewarded. I
>can't locate the Bible passages that command it, but I'll continue to
>search the 13 Bibles on my PDA to find something that'll fit.
>
>I think subsidizing profit-making corporations is a grand American
>tradition. If the government can do it, I think it's only patriotic that
>individual citizens should do their fair share, over and above their tax
>contributions. It ripples through the economy. It might just help a golf
>course somewhere pay for watering the greens.
>
>Being unwilling to step in and help is very selfish.
>
>Rich
>
>Rich Wood
>Rich Wood Multimedia
>Phone: 413-303-9084
>FAX: 413-480-0010

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Mario Hieb, P.E.
Consulting Engineer

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