Everywhere I go, people ask me if I want to donate money to relief efforts in Haiti. Then, I read about how my suspicions are correct and the money goes not to the victims but to other people inbetween us and them.
The president was all excited to send basically $1 from every American to help Haiti. He took much longer to respond to a terrorist plot on Christmas Day 2009. There's no recognition in that for him, but he can seem like a standup guy giving our money to Haitians.
The FBI regularly posts reports about scams in charitable giving. These "corporations" allegedly only do good, but they are only as good as the people of which they are comprised. If you want to give, give where it will do the most good. There was a time in America when all social welfare fell to churches and townships where men of good report and character could watch with close scrutiny the actions paid for by their neighbors. Government will never do the most good to the most people. Give it to people you trust.
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