No Shame: How many of you receive beggar's notes purporting to be from candidates or sitting officials, wanting money to help them achieve this or that objective? Have you ever noticed...

Loki Loc: Georgia

How many of you receive beggar's notes purporting to be from candidates or sitting officials, wanting money to help them achieve this or that objective? Have you ever noticed the disclaimer at the bottom, written in very, very fine print, that disavows any affiliation with said candidate or official? In other words, it is perfectly legal for me to put out an ad begging for money to support someone I can't stand, as long as I put a disclaimer in teensy weensy print at the bottom. Nine out of ten people never even read it. I understand that very little, if any of the money ever is used for it's stated purpose. This is not limited to Liberal or Conservative.
Be careful to whom you send money. Look for the fine print. Most of these panhandlers have nothing to do with the people or positions they claim to support.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Loki wrote:

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The same is true for supposed charitable organizations and donation centers. American Red Cross' President makes a huge salary. The head of Goodwill the same. Salvation Army is really good as is AmVets.

LG Loc: TENNESSEE

AuntiE wrote:

The same is true for supposed charitable organizations and donation centers. American Red Cross' President makes a huge salary. The head of Goodwill the same. Salvation Army is really good as is AmVets.

YES, Your dead on, just because you say for NONPROFIT, doesn't mean that 100% of your funds goes toward your cause, I believe its more like you must show that about 30% of the funds goes towards the cause. UNITED WAY was another group paying outrageous salaries to those at the top.

rolech Loc: Louisville, KY

I contribute to only two. My church and the Salvation Army. I cannot afford to support someone making $Million annual salary. Remember 9/11 when the Red Cross received a windfall and then used the money to redecorate their offices? I understand each dollar the Red Cross receives only four cents goes to help the cause, the other ninety six cents goes for salaries and other incidental expenses.

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lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

AuntiE wrote:

The same is true for supposed charitable organizations and donation centers. American Red Cross' President makes a huge salary. The head of Goodwill the same. Salvation Army is really good as is AmVets.

There are so many of them that started out with honorable intentions, then became multi billion dollar industries, who's sole purpose became the comfort and welfare of it's top executives and board members.

I remember, in the early 80's, it being "strongly suggested" that Navy personnel sign up for automatic contributions to March of Dimes. The "strongly suggested" refers to hints that promotion boards would take charitable contributions into account. I discovered later that this was illegal AND that a deputy SecNav's wife was on the board of directors for March of Dimes.

There are some charities which spend more than 32 cents per dollar on the actual charity, but not many. The others spend most of the money on "administrative costs", which is code for "in the bosses pocket".

LG Loc: TENNESSEE

[quote=lpnmajor]There are so many of them that started out with honorable intentions, then became multi billion dollar industries, who's sole purpose became the comfort and welfare of it's top executives and board members.

I remember, in the early 80's, it beihat promotion boards would take charitable contributions into account. I discovered later that this was illegal AND that a deputy SecNav's wife was on the board of directors for March of Dimes.

Oh yeah, there are many NON-PROFIT organizations that due great things and uses that system the way it was attended for, and use volunteer staffs to run them. But the majority of AMERICANS don't understand and/or don't take the time to learn and understand how government policies are applied, like NONPROFIT, SOCIAL SECURITY, TAXES AND TAX REGULATIONS, ETC.]

hprinze Loc: Central Florida

LG wrote:

YES, Your dead on, just because you say for NONPROFIT, doesn't mean that 100% of your funds goes toward your cause, I believe its more like you must show that about 30% of the funds goes towards the cause. UNITED WAY was another group paying outrageous salaries to those at the top.

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Very few, if any charity organizations give 30% of the money they raise directly to the charity work they claim TO BE Supporting.

hprinze Loc: Central Florida

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The three most lucrative activities in the U.S. are politics, the charity industry, and the race industry.

LG Loc: TENNESSEE

hprinze wrote:

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The three most lucrative activities in the U.S. are politics, the charity industry, and the race industry.

Can't argue with your top 3, unless maybe a liberal sees it. !!

You know l remember at the end of last year, seeing 3 celebrities that had investigations going on with their foundations. I remember 2, LADY GAGA AND KANYA WEST

Kevyn

Loki wrote:

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What individuals contribute is chump change compared to what the multinational corporations use to buy our elections. Evidently the Koch brothers alone are planning on spending a billion dollars of their inherited trust fund money in an attempt to buy the next president. One man one vote my ass.

bylm1-Bernie

Kevyn wrote:

What individuals contribute is chump change compared to what the multinational corporations use to buy our elections. Evidently the Koch brothers alone are planning on spending a billion dollars of their inherited trust fund money in an attempt to buy the next president. One man one vote my ass.

Or George Soros.

LG Loc: TENNESSEE

Kevyn wrote:

What individuals contribute is chump change compared to what the multinational corporations use to buy our elections. Evidently the Koch brothers alone are planning on spending a billion dollars of their inherited trust fund money in an attempt to buy the next president. One man one vote my ass.

Hey you left out the guy who contributed more than the Koch brothers, His name is GEORGE SORO who contributed more than the Koch's, Oh can't mention him because he gave his money to that other party, The DEMOCRATES.

I SEE YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THE LIBERAL MEDIA HAS TOLD YOU ABOUT THE KOCH BROTHERS, THATS THE FIRST I HEARD ABOUT THE KOCHS TRUST FUND, BUT I KNOW THE BROTHERS STARTED A BUSINESS THAT THEY BUILT INTO A BILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE

Kevyn

LG wrote:

Hey you left out the guy who contributed more than the Koch brothers, His name is GEORGE SORO who contributed more than the Koch's, Oh can't mention him because he gave his money to that other party, The DEMOCRATES.

I SEE YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THE LIBERAL MEDIA HAS TOLD YOU ABOUT THE KOCH BROTHERS, THATS THE FIRST I HEARD ABOUT THE KOCHS TRUST FUND, BUT I KNOW THE BROTHERS STARTED A BUSINESS THAT THEY BUILT INTO A BILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE

While I guess it is technically true that Soros made documented political contributions to candidates the Kochs spent far more money on political activities. This money is known as dark money, funds that they do their best to hide in PACS and phoney citizen action groups, they were the bag men for the so called grass roots tea party movement. Soros spends a small fraction of what the Kochs do on political skulduggery. The Kochs inherited their business from their father who made his fortune in a shameful partnership with Joseph Stalin developing oilfields in the Soviet Union, they were born with platinum spoons in their mouths and are driven by nothing but a greed for money and power.

LG Loc: TENNESSEE

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I believe the KOCH BROTHERS were the ones that made a killing after the Gulf War ended and all those oil wells the IRAQ's set on fire were burning out of control, the Koch's went over there and put them out and called them, and got IRAQ'S oil production back up and going. They were critized for doing that, but they had the equipment needed to do the job

Orrie

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