Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

> From: "M.Studer" <mstuder [at] sssnet.com>
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:07:58 -0400
> To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community
> 
> 
> Can you please clarify? :
> 
> Is there an assumption here that if I (me, as an individual) have X amount
> of dollars free (over and above what my set "obligation" to the community
> is) that I would be willing to use to buy a hot tub for the community, and
> the community has decided that an arbor is more important - then I will
> graciously give my hard-earned money (remember this is money I have to spend
> at-will out of my personal household - not my dues or whatever that I have
> already paid into the general fund)  to the General fund instead of spending
> it on myself for a trip to tahiti if I can't get the hot tub?
> 
> Is this an accurate assesment of the thought process?

We have a system where each household puts an amount that is self-determined
into a capital improvement fund. All of our money is hard-earned, as far as
I know. It works quite well.

I am baffled as to why nobody believes that this works, and why everyone is
so adamant about allowing large gifts. If I were just a crackpot, I don't
think there would be quite this much energy being put into trying to prove
that I'm wrong by so many people. I've seen plenty of silly ideas ignored
completely on this list.

Liz

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