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Originally Posted by Taj44

To put things in a nutshell, The Villagers are being asked to fund millions of dollars for radiation equipment for a new facility that won't provide us any new or improved services. Radiation is considered one of the "most lucrative" portions of cancer treatment, and the equipment can be expected to pay for itself in 2-3 years.

I laud those people that support charities. We all know people who have suffered from cancer ,and good feeling people that we are, we want to help out. In these times of economic hardship, although some people will up their charitable donations to meet various causes, many have a set amount they give any one year, and if they give some to Moffit, some other charity will suffer. Personally, I want my money to go to a charitable cause that really needs it. I just don't see how this "Moffit Center" needs our money. They have over $175 million in assets they can borrow against to purchase equipment, and the equipment will pay for itself in a couple of years anyways.

I am entitled to my opinion that I do not feel that the developer is philanthropically involved in the Moffitt venture, it's pure greed, and I truly feel bad for those who have been "taken" by this project. There are so many more "needy" ventures that could benefit from those donations than the two moguls, Moffitt and the developer.

My spouse and I have been supporting charities for years; most recently I've donated to SeeYourImpact.org. Our money helps out poor people who will never be able to repay us, but our donation will help improve their life. I would much rather make a contribution to a real charity like that, then something like Moffit who has no business asking for money, in my opinion.

My sentiments exactly....and yes, I AM a cancer patient who is very pleased with my choice of Ocala Oncology satellite facility in located across Rte 441 from Wal-Mart ten minutes from our home in TV. I have experienced exhaustive waiting hours beyond my appointment time at Moffitt-Tampa and chose to look elsewhere. My problem? Moffit is understaffed to keep patients waiting many hours to be seen by a nurse practitioner and not your oncologist and his expertise. They double-book appts and these sick, weak patients must sit around for hours in a waiting room to be seen.....what's wrong with this picture?