Originally Posted by mbstone

The "Cancer Project" site is a thinly-disguised advocacy site for vegetarianism, they even advocate banning all meat in school lunch programs. They solicit charitable contributions, but they spend $0 on cancer treatment or research. All they apparently do is "nutrition education and research," in other words they take tax-exempt donations and use the funds primarily if not exclusively for animal-rights advocacy. How is this legal? Can I make a tax-deductible gift to Pork, The Other White Meat?

The trouble with sites like these is that they don't discuss the alternative. If I don't spend a buck on a Jack In The Box Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, I might have an infinitesimally smaller chance of dying of cancer in 30 years, but if I don't eat, I'll be irritable, impaired in my ability to work or sleep or interact with others, and ultimately suffer malnourishment and starvation. Or the alternative is to spend more money on what the elitist doctors at the "Cancer Project" regard as a healthy meal, leaving less money in my budget for rent, fuel, bank fees, and tomorrow's meal.

Here is a partial list of what they'd have me eat:

Sweet-and-Sour Vegetable Stew
Spaghetti Squash with Sauce
Ten-Minute Tostadas
Sweet Potato Muffins
Tex-Mex Bulgur Pilaf
Green Tea Smoothie
Broccoli à la King

Oh, and don't forget the time and energy expended in shopping and cooking. My $1 not only purchases a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, but also the valuable time I've saved in not having to prepare my own meal.