Gilligan wrote:
Doug you should see what those companies that collect for charities pull in.
85% of the solicited gifts to the charity is not uncommon.


Yes, I know. Sometimes more.

But that certainly does not mean that all charities are
cynical, crooked shills. It just means that if you want your
money to go towards a good cause, you have to be interested
enough to find out which charities are actually *doing*
something.

Many charities spend large sums on lobbying. Is Congress a
poverty case now? I don't give money to those charities,
either (the Sierra Club for example.

DSK