Padraig Breathnach wrote:
> caddyshack_al@my-deja.com wrote:
> >
> >Padraig Breathnach wrote:
>
> >> Yeah. Like the private citizens of many other countries. The US,
> >> taking state and private citizens' donations together, is still down
> >> the table a bit.
> >
> >You have a citation for that?
> >
> No. And I'm not going to look for one. We did all this stuff in r.t.e.
> a while back.
I thought you couldn't do it and I'm willing to watch you tailwalk for
a while on this one.
> >> The targeting of aid might also be a problem.
> >
> >What does that mean? Donors to the American Red Cross get to chose
> >where their money goes.
> >
> And the government gets to choose where government aid goes. That's
> what I mean.
In the US, people prefer to donate directly than through their
government.
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