To friends of course, and to foes where ever.... I have given to political parties in the past. The downside of so doing is that the parties then have your contact points and contact they do, over and over and over again. Also, these become part of the public record, accessible to all. This last point is my issue today. The party is irrelevant. Let me list a few observations. I get frequent follow-up emails, sometimes a dozen per day from various named or unnamed senders. This morning one identified himself as Bob. That’s it. I get several phone calls every week asking for contributions. I often get multiple mailings from congressional candidates looking for contributions. This goes on and on, day in and day out, weekly, monthly, and so on. OK, these folks want money. That is my value to them. But where is the scam? Finally, my point. Two days ago I got a phone call from a friendly fellow supporting the governor, and asking for money. Just a hundre
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