Hi team,

Just wondering what proportion of you donate to the party you support?

I’m not really interested in which party you support, just if you donate or not. And the reason(s) why.

  • @deadbeef79000
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    41 year ago

    I donated early on in TOP’s existence.

    Why? Because the more minor parties there are the better. More minor parties with focussed policies temper the behemoths of the major parties.

    • @DaveMA
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      1 year ago

      Also more minor parties in government reduce the risk of a Winnie as Kingmaker situation.

      • @absGeekNZOP
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        31 year ago

        I couldn’t agree more, the king maker situation was definitely the tail wagging the dog.

    • @absGeekNZOP
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      21 year ago

      That, then leads to the question… Do you still donate?

      • @deadbeef79000
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        21 year ago

        No. They needed it when setting up and reaching the threshold to register as a party.

  • @BalpeenHammer
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    31 year ago

    I haven’t but I probably should. Having said that I haven’t volunteered either and that’s probably more helpful to them.

  • @DaveMA
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    31 year ago

    I have never donated, simply because I never thought that the most impactful place to donate money to was a political party instead of a charity.

    • @absGeekNZOP
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      21 year ago

      Interesting, targeted charities do mean your dollar is going to the causes you value; which is great; I applaud that.

      I donated this year for the first time as I am looking for systemic change, and want my dollar to reflect that.

      I don’t think the minor party I have chosen to support will have a huge impact (yet) but the ideals are important to me.

      • @DaveMA
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        21 year ago

        So if I want to donate some money, I don’t do it on a whim. I research, looking for something that has a wide impact. That might be feeding hungry kids or something. Because I don’t spend money on a whim, it has quite honesty never occured to me that I should consider a political party. Given all the charities and non-profits doing great things, political parties have never made the list.

        • @MaungaHikoi
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          21 year ago

          Speaking of feeding hungry kids, KidsCan is a good one to support IMO. I give them $100 a month.

          • @DaveMA
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            31 year ago

            You’re awesome!

            • @MaungaHikoi
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              21 year ago

              It’s an easy sell for me. I’ve got two kids myself, and one of my close friends growing up had a single mum and needed that kind of support. Hate the thought of kids going to school hungry or cold.

              I’m donating about 25% of what I put aside for my retirement, hoping to bump the numbers up as I make more money

              • @DaveMA
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                21 year ago

                That’s really awesome of you to do 🙂

  • @gardner
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    7 months ago

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  • David Palmer
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    21 year ago

    I do. Just general engagement with your preferred party helps a lot too.