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[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

Loren,
Thanks for doing the math. I'll send your reply to the person who 
forwarded this link to me.
Keith

Loren Davidson wrote:

> At 07:56 PM 4/20/03 -0400, Keith Johnson wrote:
>
> > Want to win a farm in SC? Go to this link for details.
>
>
> Hmmm...you give them $350 for the privledge of entering their contest, 
> of which they're willing to donate the generous sum of $10 to charity. 
> That's less than three percent. They anticipate raising $25,000 for 
> charity, which according to my calculator would net them about 
> $847,000 before expenses and paying off the mortgage - which, 
> strangely enough, is a number they don't mention on their Website. For 
> approximately 30 acres, that's about $28K/acre for a farm in South 
> Carolina. For similarly-sited and improved places in rural California 
> - i.e. not immediately in the path of urban sprawl - you'd pay maybe 
> half that.
>
> I think this sounds like a much better deal for them - if they can 
> find a sufficient quantity of gullible people - than for all but one 
> of the entrants.
>
> There are days when I think about how much easier my life would be if 
> I had scruples like that.
>
> Heavy sigh,
>
> Loren
>
>
> Loren Davidson        Earth steward, healer, singer/songwriter
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> "In gentleness there is great strength." - Sun Bear
>
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