Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Racheli Gai (rachelisonoracohousing.com) | |
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:58:07 -0600 (MDT) |
Most of the larger gifts in our community came about by collecting smaller amounts of money from interested individuals. I truly don't think most people remember who gave money for the ping-pong table, or who gave money for the treadmill. I do understand, in principle, why some people buying stuff for the community *could* become a power issue, but I just haven't seen that happen in my community. R. >We also have ways of getting around small item purchases. We don't use >the process for things which would bog it down. What I'm talking about is >larger "gifts," which is what started the discussion. >Liz >> >> >> Elizabeth Stevenson wrote: >> >>> Joe- I should have made it more clear that I wasn't specifically referring >>> to your system, rather the idea of a gift system as a whole. >>> >> I agree with your principles & am sympathetic to your position. At the >> small scale we typically do things, however, those principles don't seem >> relevant. Everyone in our community is basically middle-class, so if I >> spend $20 on the park bench whereas you spend $10, then no social >> injustice has really occurred - at least from a pragmatic POV. The >> amounts in question are in the "discretionary" range for all concerned. >> Anyway, I can see there might be a cultural benefit to a "pure >> consensus" system - our group has made a trade-off on this for improved >> efficiency. >_______________________________________________ >Cohousing-L mailing list >Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: >http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L -- ----------------------------------------------------------- racheli [at] sonoracohousing.com (Racheli Gai) ----------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L
- RE: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property?, (continued)
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RE: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property? Sue Pniewski, September 24 2003
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Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property? Elizabeth Stevenson, September 24 2003
- Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property? Joe Nolan, September 24 2003
- Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property? Elizabeth Stevenson, September 24 2003
- Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property? Racheli Gai, September 24 2003
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Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property? Elizabeth Stevenson, September 24 2003
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RE: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property? Sue Pniewski, September 24 2003
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