RE: Economics question on charities
January 23, 2015 at 8:45 pm
(This post was last modified: January 23, 2015 at 8:54 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(January 23, 2015 at 5:16 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: That's an excellent point about measuring in cookies instead of dollars spent on cookies.Do you think those people would get at least as much, if not more, than the people who are paid to squeeze your pennies -from your pennies-? If so, sure.
This makes me wonder if a better form of charity would be to simply transfer money to the needy people and let them buy what they need from wherever they want?
Quote:I know there are problems with this approach. The needy people might not share the donor's values, so the money might be spent on things that the donor considers foolish or wasteful.Values don't mean much if we're talking charity. Either what they do works or it doesn't. If Lucifer himself ran a squared away soup-kitchen I'd cut him a check.
(Habitat and God's Pantry are my two go-to's, I don't usually have money, but I have labor and food - your situation is likely different, just giving examples - both are overtly religious..fair to say they don't share my values)
Quote:BTW How could a person know how many cookies are being delivered by a charity? The accounting and auditing is all measured in dollars.Most track those stats for their own purposes, ask for them. If they don't, or simply don't wish to go into it...I'm sure someone else will be willing to take your money. When it comes to charity, the donor holds every card.
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