Posted by ShelliR on July 11, 2002, at 23:46:41
Dr. Bob,
As long as we are all analyzing the board, I wanted
to understand something, and I hope you will give me a complete answer, rather than a one line quip.I would like to understand both the money aspect,
and the research aspect of this board. The money question should be able to receive a straight, factual answer. Since we do contribute to the board at your request, I believe that these questions are appropriate.Please explain how this works.
My understanding is that you pay "rent" for the space to put up this website, and the price of maintaining it. This money comes directly from your pocket. If there is a contribution, the check is be written to University of Chicago.
Then they give you this money in order to help with some of the monetary expense of the site.
1. Why is the money sent to the University of Chicago instead of to you, if they give the contributions directly to you? Is it related to the fact that you would have to pay taxes on this money if it didn't come from the University? Does the money you put into this site reduce your total income tax?
2. Aside from the amount the University reinburses to you from checks marked specically for PB, does the University of Chicago pay for any of your research? If yes, does any of that money go directly for sustaining this board? If not, why not? My understanding is that this is your primary function at university of Chicago. (Once I believe you mentioned that you had no students, which I understood to mean that you don't teach classes, nor supervise the training of residents,
psychiatric interns, etc.) If this is wrong, please correct me. If your primary role with the University is ressearch, why isn't your research from this site supported by your employer, the university i.e., paying for this site?
3. If the University is not giving you the money to run this site, do you get a tax break per year because of the expense of this board that comes directly from your pocket?These are all the questions I have for now. Again because you directly ask for contributions, I feel that these questions *are* appropriate.
Thanks, for your time in answering these questions.
ShelliR
poster:ShelliR
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