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Originally Posted by BigLew
I never said Morse making money on it was a concern, he's putting money up and will make a nice bit in return, that's called business.I dislike that the builder, working from a place of trust, asks the public to pay for his business venture.
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I'll admit that I have only perused this discussion, and perhaps I missed it, but, is there any proof that Morse will make any money on this? As I understand it, Moffett is a non-profit out of Tampa. It sounds like Morse has agreed to donate a building to have Moffett come to TV. It also appears that Morse is throwing his PR machine behind a drive to get additional donations to buy the expensive equipment that is needed.
What I have failed to see so far, is the linkage between our donations for equipment, and profits for Morse. Unless Morse is some sort of behind-the-scenes "owner" of the Moffett Center, can't his donations of building and PR effort be just that - donations? To me it sounds more akin to a rich person saying he will make a huge donation to a charity to match smaller donations made by the general public. Were Danny Thomas' motivations put to such scrutiny for what he did for St. Judes?