Black Friday / Giving Tuesday Fundraiser
$27,585.00 Raised
Goal: $25,000.00
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UPDATE!
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I'm very pleased to report that, thanks to everyone who has donated so far, we are now halfway towards our fundraising goal.
I'm also excited and humbled to announce that an incredibly generous Albertan has stepped forward and offered to donate an additional $25,000 to match everyone's donations, but only if we hit our goal by the end of the month.
That means that, thanks to this generous donor, if you donate $10, or $100, or $1,000 today, they will double your donation; doubling your impact.
We love working with you all to get the word out across our great province about the importance and value of free markets, smaller government, lower taxes, individual freedom, and choice, and all of your support makes a very real and positive impact.
So, please chip in to help us hit this goal!
Regards,
Peter McCaffrey
President
Alberta Institute
This Friday is Black Friday, although - if you've been anywhere near a store recently - you might have noticed that the sales seem to have started already.
In fact, as each year goes by, the deals seem to start earlier and end later.
Now, call me old-fashioned, but I still happen to think that a sale is a good thing, even if it's become more and more fashionable to look down upon "consumerism".
Leave it to the socialists to complain about businesses dropping their prices, for once, rather than complaining about raising them!
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Of course, here at the Alberta Institute, we're proud capitalists.
We have no problem at all with a little consumerism now and again, because we believe in the power of free markets.
We know that in a truly free market, all transactions are voluntary transactions that only take place between a willing buyer and a willing seller, who come together and agree on a price - and who both mutually benefit from the transaction.
We understand that, by definition, that means that the very act of buying and selling something freely creates value, and improves our economy, because the trade would only take place if the buyer values the product they're receiving more than the money they're paying, and the seller values the money they're receiving more than the product they're providing.
We also realize that it is a lack of understanding of this key fact that lies at the heart of the fallacies that most anti-capitalists believe in.
They are perfectly happy to have the government step in and force someone to buy or sell something they don't want to, at a price they don't think is worth it, so to them, trade is a destructive force, where only one person wins at the expense of another.
That's why they think that the only way an economy can grow is through exploitation, either of people or of resources.
We know, instead, that an economy can grow from specialization, innovation, trade, finding efficiencies, or new production methods.
That's why we don't think engaging in voluntary trade, freedom of contract, or exchange is something to feel guilty about whether you're doing it on a Friday, a Monday, or any other day of the week.
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Of course, while you're enjoying the newly acquired fruits of your labour, now would be an excellent time to consider supporting organizations that help defend the ideas that make all of this possible.
We're aiming to raise $25,000 this week to help fund our ongoing research, activism, and advocacy in the coming months.
So, if you'd like to make a donation to support the cause of freedom - not out of guilt from engaging in capitalism this week, but out of celebration for the wonders that the free market has delivered to the world - we would greatly appreciate your support!
If you would prefer to donate via cheque, our mailing address is:
Alberta Institute
Suite 918 - 1811 4 Street SW
Calgary, AB, T2S 1W2
If you're not in a position to make a larger contribution, would you instead consider signing up to make a smaller recurring monthly donation to provide the Alberta Institute with greater financial stability?
Thank you to every last one of you for your ongoing support, whether that be through financial contributions, volunteering your time, spreading our ideas on social media, or any of the myriad other ways our thousands of supporters help us every day.
Together, we're making a difference in Alberta, and if you'd like to help us keep up the fight for better public policy, please get involved!
Black Friday / Giving Tuesday Fundraiser
$27,585.00 Raised
Goal: $25,000.00
--------------------
UPDATE!
--------------------
I'm very pleased to report that, thanks to everyone who has donated so far, we are now halfway towards our fundraising goal.
I'm also excited and humbled to announce that an incredibly generous Albertan has stepped forward and offered to donate an additional $25,000 to match everyone's donations, but only if we hit our goal by the end of the month.
That means that, thanks to this generous donor, if you donate $10, or $100, or $1,000 today, they will double your donation; doubling your impact.
We love working with you all to get the word out across our great province about the importance and value of free markets, smaller government, lower taxes, individual freedom, and choice, and all of your support makes a very real and positive impact.
So, please chip in to help us hit this goal!
Regards,
Peter McCaffrey
President
Alberta Institute
This Friday is Black Friday, although - if you've been anywhere near a store recently - you might have noticed that the sales seem to have started already.
In fact, as each year goes by, the deals seem to start earlier and end later.
Now, call me old-fashioned, but I still happen to think that a sale is a good thing, even if it's become more and more fashionable to look down upon "consumerism".
Leave it to the socialists to complain about businesses dropping their prices, for once, rather than complaining about raising them!
*
Of course, here at the Alberta Institute, we're proud capitalists.
We have no problem at all with a little consumerism now and again, because we believe in the power of free markets.
We know that in a truly free market, all transactions are voluntary transactions that only take place between a willing buyer and a willing seller, who come together and agree on a price - and who both mutually benefit from the transaction.
We understand that, by definition, that means that the very act of buying and selling something freely creates value, and improves our economy, because the trade would only take place if the buyer values the product they're receiving more than the money they're paying, and the seller values the money they're receiving more than the product they're providing.
We also realize that it is a lack of understanding of this key fact that lies at the heart of the fallacies that most anti-capitalists believe in.
They are perfectly happy to have the government step in and force someone to buy or sell something they don't want to, at a price they don't think is worth it, so to them, trade is a destructive force, where only one person wins at the expense of another.
That's why they think that the only way an economy can grow is through exploitation, either of people or of resources.
We know, instead, that an economy can grow from specialization, innovation, trade, finding efficiencies, or new production methods.
That's why we don't think engaging in voluntary trade, freedom of contract, or exchange is something to feel guilty about whether you're doing it on a Friday, a Monday, or any other day of the week.
*
Of course, while you're enjoying the newly acquired fruits of your labour, now would be an excellent time to consider supporting organizations that help defend the ideas that make all of this possible.
We're aiming to raise $25,000 this week to help fund our ongoing research, activism, and advocacy in the coming months.
So, if you'd like to make a donation to support the cause of freedom - not out of guilt from engaging in capitalism this week, but out of celebration for the wonders that the free market has delivered to the world - we would greatly appreciate your support!
If you would prefer to donate via cheque, our mailing address is:
Alberta Institute
Suite 918 - 1811 4 Street SW
Calgary, AB, T2S 1W2
If you're not in a position to make a larger contribution, would you instead consider signing up to make a smaller recurring monthly donation to provide the Alberta Institute with greater financial stability?
Thank you to every last one of you for your ongoing support, whether that be through financial contributions, volunteering your time, spreading our ideas on social media, or any of the myriad other ways our thousands of supporters help us every day.
Together, we're making a difference in Alberta, and if you'd like to help us keep up the fight for better public policy, please get involved!