Plus, it is really hard to tell some random person “sorry, but the utilon-to-dollar ratio is insufficient”.
While I’m curious as to how the results would turn out, I have strong suspicions already—but I wonder how people would react if instead of asking for your donation, they arranged matters such that they could assume you would donate: i.e.; ‘do you require us to not contribute one dollar in your name to so-and-so organization?’
Why I’m curious: I wonder how those of us who have learned the language of ‘utilon-to-dollar ratio’ would react in a functionally equivalent situation that required active denial rather than active compliance.
‘do you require us to not contribute one dollar in your name to so-and-so organization?’
This makes it sound as if they will just keep the dollar if you say no. If what you mean is “do you want to opt out of a $1 extra charge for charity” then I probably wouldn’t figure it out in time if I was in a hurry. Otherwise I’d be able to say “no thank you”.
When I pay my mandatory dues to the Bar Association, the final total on the form includes a donation to the public relations fund. That is, the mandatory dues are ~$300 and total you are told to write on the check if you don’t mess with anything on the form is ~$400.
I always have written the check for ~$300, but it doesn’t bother me that much that they ask the other way. I think the public relations fund is probably a decent value for the utility it provides (if I could afford to donate at all).
While I’m curious as to how the results would turn out, I have strong suspicions already—but I wonder how people would react if instead of asking for your donation, they arranged matters such that they could assume you would donate: i.e.; ‘do you require us to not contribute one dollar in your name to so-and-so organization?’
Why I’m curious: I wonder how those of us who have learned the language of ‘utilon-to-dollar ratio’ would react in a functionally equivalent situation that required active denial rather than active compliance.
This makes it sound as if they will just keep the dollar if you say no. If what you mean is “do you want to opt out of a $1 extra charge for charity” then I probably wouldn’t figure it out in time if I was in a hurry. Otherwise I’d be able to say “no thank you”.
When I pay my mandatory dues to the Bar Association, the final total on the form includes a donation to the public relations fund. That is, the mandatory dues are ~$300 and total you are told to write on the check if you don’t mess with anything on the form is ~$400.
I always have written the check for ~$300, but it doesn’t bother me that much that they ask the other way. I think the public relations fund is probably a decent value for the utility it provides (if I could afford to donate at all).