Thanks to everyone who has donated so far. The total raised is now $1180. Donations have been flagging over the last couple of days, so the pace needs to increase if people want to extract my matching contribution. Suggestions for further incentives/ gimmicks gratefully accepted.
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John Quiggin 
I am an infrequent visitor to this blog and did not see the appeal before. I offer Australian $500 ( I retired and found the that govt decided that I am not getting enough and started giving me around 500 dollars more a month). Please let me know where and how to send it. I live in Melbourne. Regards,
swarup
That’s great!! Sorry i left out the link. It’s here and I’ve now added it to the post.
[…] apparently the wind has gone out of the sails, so he’s asking for a bit more help. He will throw in $1000 of his own if the $2000 target is […]
I coughed up $200.
Wonder where all the libertarians are.
…Sound of crickets chirping.
Lurking.
I sent $620 today. I hope that it worked; I rarely use credit cards. Pl. let me know if it does not come through.
Swarup