Originally Posted by
t00nces2
Honestly guys, this is just mental exercise. On the one hand, I have gas. On the other hand, there are people who need it. The question is whether it is ethical to allow access to it. Y'all making it out to be evil or not. I personally believe it is serving my fellow human beings to allow those who need it most access to the gasoline they need. I believe the best gauge to determine the amount of need is the price they are willing to pay. It would seem that others here have a different method they would employ to determine the amount of need and seem a bit offended by the use of price to determine need. For those who feel there is a better way to determine need, what method of gauging need would you use?
Here is how I see this. I run a food pantry for those who do not have enough food to feed themselves and their families. If I were to ask them to bid on the food in order to gauge their need, would it not defeat the purpose of having the pantry? I mean, they come because they cannot afford food so if I ask for money, are they not still unable to afford it? And if they could come up with a small amount of cash, how could I justify taking from those in need? I judge their need by the way they react when I load the food in their vehicle.
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