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[quote=Anonymous]While I think it’s great for kids (or anyone) to raise money for charity (via lemonade stands or otherwise), I don’t think they are under any obligation to do so.

I don’t associate lemonade stands with charity, but I do associate them with kids. If I buy lemonade from a child, I’m doing it to support the child, which I believe is a worthy cause in itself.  I think it’s probably a lot of work for relatively little reward, but can teach them a lot about juggling costs, gross vs. net income, market demand, etc.  I want a child to feel their efforts or rewarded. Basically, a lemonade stand, is an introduction to capitalism, which is all about the individual benefiting from their efforts.

Of course, he shouldn’t misrepresent himself as raising money for a charity. Also, I think he should set prices, rather than using the pricing strategies I’ve seen in recent years asking people to pay/contribute as they want. Personally, I resent it when charities do this, it’s a manipulative guilt trip. I wind up paying ridiculous amounts for something and still feel guilty about it.  If an individual was doing this, it would be even more discouraging.

I say if he earns the money he should be able to spend it on whatever he wants, including a video game. [/quote]

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