You should set this up as a tax exempt PAC or something. What happens with regard to tax on this blog thing? Do you have to tell the IRS?

poe, what you are talking about would probably fall under non profit 501c3 rules in the US. that would cost a minimum of 1000 dollars just for the paperwork and i'd have to report to a board of directors and so on. for me as a journalist that's all a bit much to contend with, but maybe someday. in the meantime, i take my write offs, pay my taxes to the IRS and subsidize my work here with other outside work such as the article i am literally writing at this moment (non mental health related, oddly enough).

Ok cool. I see. Sorry I can't give you any of my money. I'm a poor student... but maybe one daay. I don't even have a credit card, probably wouldn't qualify.././../.

'Very impressive to see you hit your target though. That is damn cool. I still say, as a joke mainly, that you could move to dominica and blog from there and have footmen for not much cassssh.

Maybe their bandwidth sucks.

You DO stay up late don't you? I know what time it is in seattle.

It's actually Spring for about 10 more days, lots of time for a Spring fundraiser for readers to keep donating!!

59 readers is not very many considering the enormity of this site! I'm sure their are more out there with a spare tank of gas to donate! or latte', etc.

2 comments:

first, let's be honest, one of the dark sides to the internet is people think that things can be had for free and little effort. I believe what this gentleman is asking for is fair and reasonable, and people who can benefit from this blog effort can cough up a little bit of dough.

Think about it, readers. if each of you could donate 5 dollars and there are at least 100 regular readers, that's 5Gs for FS. Hopefully he can document this is a fair need, but I see it as such if done on a 3-4X a year basis, as he posts at least daily much of the time.
Poe, I donated $25, so I'll cover for you this time!

Second, stephany asked me somewhere either here or at Dr C's site recently about me getting the letter to the editor from April 07 Journal of psychiatry (the APA Journal)regarding Seroquel needing to be a controlled substance designation. I can't get it as I am not a member and it requires a membership, if I am correct. FS, maybe you have contacts?
The other thing you asked, about me getting involved via writing or other contact efforts, I must be frank and say putting my head out there to be slapped (figuratively of course) or worse I have done in the past for the good of the community, and I am living proof of the adage, NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED.) I've made my efforts over the years, and at this point in my career, I'll sign the petitions, not carry them anymore.

I've been burned too, folks, so don't assume I am the burner!