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<blockquote data-quote="mikew_RIP" data-source="post: 714229" data-attributes="member: 14174"><p>A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. &quot;Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you did not give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?&quot; The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, &quot;First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?&quot; Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, &quot;Um, no.&quot; The lawyer interrupts, &quot;Or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?&quot; The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again. &quot;Or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident,&quot; the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, &quot;leaving her penniless with three children?!&quot; The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, &quot;I had no idea.&quot; On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, &quot;So if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?&quot;</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="mikew_RIP, post: 714229, member: 14174"] A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. "Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you did not give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?" The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?" Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um, no." The lawyer interrupts, "Or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?" The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again. "Or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?!" The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea." On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, "So if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?" [/QUOTE]

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