Petraglyph: So somehow I don't think they will be getting regular visits or shipments if it's costing WT anything. And the JWs themselves won't be able to afford to keep travelling at those prices.
It did cross my mind to wonder if WT wasn't getting some sort of kick back for this whilst the JWs paid their own way?
I have no doubts that this little enterprise of supplying "literacy aids" to Northern communities will not cost the WTS anything. I, too, am of the opinion that there are "kick backs" of some kind happening. It wouldn't surprise me if government agencies will be picking up the tab for the cost of supply and shipping literature to those remote areas.
Who do you think will be paying for this? : ". . . We are considering ordering a copy of both volumes of the bookQuestions Young People Ask—Answers That Work for each teenager in the school . . . "
Any WT funds that are directed towards "charitable" activities in the North will certainly hold the WTS in good standing on their tax returns. And, all those thousands of dollars that the Org is bragging that certain JWs spent on airfare would be tax exemptable for those individuals who could afford to take the time off work and pay for their own airfare at the exorbitant rates that Northern travel requires.
Those participating in this outreach campaign cared for their own travel expenses including, in some cases, airline tickets that cost several thousands of dollars per person.
It is too bad that those JWs who could afford to travel in the North didn't use their funds in a way that would have provided affordable or free food to those communities that have to pay double (and more) for their groceries than the rest of Canada does.
A food hamper would benefit Northern people way more than religious literature produced by the WTS.
