From: "Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com>
Date: Wed, 19 May 93 15:41:16 PDT
To: Marianne Mueller <mrrm@well.sf.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Consider "Working Assets" phone service instead of AT&T
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Marianne Mueller says:
> Another option to AT&T long distance service is something called
> Working Assets.
> 
> Quoting from their bill,
> 
> "Every time you call long distance with Working Assets, a percentage
> of your charge goes to nonprofit action groups that are working for a
> better world.  These donations are made by Working Assets at no extra
> cost to you.

I don't want to get into an argument on politics, but I will point out
for the large libertarian contingent that Working Assets puts their
money into "Progressive", i.e. what libertarians would think of as
socialist, causes. Myself, I'd rather not fund lobbying for more
regulations, thank you very much.

> I chose Amnesty International as the nonprofit that gets donations
> when I make long distance calls.  I think Working Assets has dozens of
> nonprofits you can choose from.  And hey, celebrity endorsement: Ralph
> Nader goes around urging everyone to sign up with Working Assets.

Reason enough for libertarians not to touch it with a ten foot pole...

Perry