Now is there anybody who wants to try and tell me that there aren’t charities out there that are in reality raising funds for profit even if they are a non-profit organization? But before I get anyone pissed at me for taking the usual route of trying to claim all charities are bogus, I just want to toss out the reality that some are other than reputable.
The big question is which ones? And in that regard I think that is in part a matter of personal observation. We all have our own way to testing the credibility of a given charity, but I also think that plenty of times that reduces down to when it doubt we don’t contribute to a given charity. Or in some cases we don’t give at all anyway.
I wish I could say that my own philosophy on this subject wasn’t as described above, but it is. However in my case I’ll be honest and admit that in part my attitude stems from envy. I mean if I could figure a way to get people to give me money without having to tax them for it or lie about it, I’d be more than happy to try.
The problem I have is that there isn’t any viable charity I can make up to get away with asking for donations. I had thought of something like raising money for an old folks home for retired politicians, but then I wasn’t sure that would exactly inspire much in the way of contributions.
I tell you that the more I think of this approach of fund raising the more I envy those who are able to come up with some really creative charity they can make up that will get people to give money. Oh I realize that there are also a few out there who really do need the money and honestly are just trying to help people.
I will salute them too. Of course I have a lot of trouble identifying with that kind of goodness. In my case if I was in charge of some legitimate charity I doubt I could manage to be sure the money got to those in need. Oh I would certainly claim that I was interested in their needs, but in reality I would be doing everything I could to suck the bank account dry and make it look like it all went for legitimate expenses. At least on paper.
So I suppose understanding my own moral limitations on this subject it probably really is a good thing that I don’t get that involved with charities. In my situation perhaps I could actually regard it as a good deed that I don’t try to help.
However you can be darn sure that I am not exactly going to admit that to my voters though. I might be willing to confess my weakness in my blog, but I’m not crazy enough to do so for my voters. That is where I draw the line. I would rather preserve my image do I can get reelected. Hey, just being honest in that regard. There is no reason from my point of view to add to the ranks of the unemployment myself because I suddenly decided to tell the voters the truth. I’ll let somebody else do that!
In the meantime I think I’ll give this whole charity thing a little extra thought. There might be some way yet for me to get involved without actually getting involved. And you can trust if I can figure a way I will.
Gosh I guess I better run. Otherwise I might be late for that dinner where I’m being honored for my humanitarian work. What can I say? I just hate to disappoint people at times. And why tell THEM the truth if it would only disappoint! Works for me. Well I guess when it comes to excuses there isn’t that much that doesn’t work for me.