Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Tell credit card companies you’re donating to relief efforts in Haiti, not them

“Most people are not outright thieves, taking their neighbors’ property and putting it in their own premises. However, in their business dealing most of them get a taste of stealing whenever they permit themselves to make an unfair profit at the expense of someone else, claiming that such a profit has nothing to do with stealing. It is not merely the obvious and explicit theft with which we have to concern ourselves, but any unlawful transfer of wealth from one individual to another that may occur in everyday economic activities.” –Moshe Chaim Luzzato, Mesilat Yesharim, Chapter 21

As the tragedy in Haiti unfolds, many of us at CBST are joining folks across the country by generously donating millions of dollars to aid organizations, like AJWS . But when we make these donations with our credit cards, the credit card companies take a big cut that far surpasses the cost of processing. We are not donating our money to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover. We are donating to relief efforts. Join CBST and MoveOn.org in demanding that these companies waive ALL fees on charitable contributions from today going forward.