CHARITY BUREAUCRACY, GOVERNMENT HYPOCRISY

Their good works notwithstanding, the Red Cross, other charities and funds established to aid the victims of September 11th have committed unconscionable fraud against compassionate donors by converting funds to artificial administrative costs and unrelated programs. However, government is in no position to be casting stones.

Indeed, government is the all time offender when it comes to taxing people out of their hard earned money for "this", then spending it for "that." Instead of jumping on the anti-charity hype wagon, government should get its own act together and calm the furor of terror speculation spending.

Culling the cheat out of charities is long overdue, but we shouldn't stop giving to those honest doers of good who get results by getting the best bang of the buck. I, for one, give as much as I can to the Salvation Army because I've witnessed what they do. Somehow they manage to be first on the scene of need without ever being asked.

Daniel B. Jeffs, founder
The Direct Democracy Center