> > > > > The income from the $87 million donated to the pundit project > > in > > > India > > > > > can't be more than ~$8 million a year, even if they're getting > > top > > > > > returns in their investments. This is a very modest sum when > > > you're > > > > > talking about housing and supporting many thousands of pundits.
I'm familiar with 2 charitable projects in india and both say it costs about $1/day to feed, house and educate an indian child. That's $365 per year per child. Now these are pretty basic operations, so let's say it costs 35% more for the tmo, or $500 per year. $500 x 7,000 is $3.5 million to support a 7000 group. In the mid-80s, the original planned group of 7000 pundits was financed by old man Zimmerman and I remember him pledging $2 million per year for that, maybe it was $2.5 million, that's what they figured then it would cost. So I think the guestimate of $3.5 million today is probably close. Anyone else here have actually experience in this area??? PS - of course zimmerman backed out of the project after a few years supposedly after having hired an auditor to research how his money was being spent in india. > > > > > > > > > > how hard would it be for the TMO to publish comprehensive list > > > with photos > > > > of all such facilities, if others exist, along with what it cost > > to > > > build > > > > each one? That would dispel all this speculation about > > embezzlement > > > by the > > > > nephews. > > > > > > > > > > ************** > > > > > > Aside from a handful of posters on this list, and some TMexers, > > who > > > thinks that the interest from the $87 mil raised on the > > millionaires' > > > course is not going to do pundit stuff in India, as promised? I > > don't > > > hear any complaints from the people who donated, and the Kaplans > > > recently gave another $16 million for the project, which says that > > > the people who gave to do the pundit thing in India are confident > > > that that is what is happening. > > > > > > There are people who think that the U.S. never landed people on > > the > > > moon, despite the overwhelming evidence that they did, and those > > who > > > are not satisfied that the TMO is spending the money on legit > > pundit > > > projects are similarly not going to be satisfied with any > > > documentation. It may be the case that some administrators of the > > TM > > > movement in India are driving Mercedes (instead of Tatas or > > whatever > > > that the local junk car is), but this really does not mean > > anything -- > > > the TMO is doing the right thing in India to restore Vedic > > culture, > > > and if you don't believe it, well, then you don't believe it and > > you > > > can put together a documentary for PBS like those 6% of folks who > > > don't think the U.S. put astronauts on the moon: > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_moon_landing_hoax_accusations > > > > > > The TMO is going for the effect of restoring Vedic culture -- not > > for > > > convincing people who are only interested in slinging mud that > > they > > > are wasting their time. > > > > > > > What is this about the Kaplans recently giving $16 Million? > > Where did you get that info from? Doesn't sound like anything the > > Kaplans would do now after all that has happenned with them. > > > > What, exactly, happened to them? My understanding is that they put a chunk of money in a > joint bank account, with the verbal understanding that it would be used to pay taxes, and > instead it was used for something else. Not a good way to keep a major donor happy, but > what "happened" to them, personally? > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
