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Yes, they are

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No, they're not

@Dec '12 c 123 comments V 255 votes

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DesignerLM voted

v Yes, they are
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SgtNFury voted

v Yes, they are
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silentrunning endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
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Laity1

v Yes, they are

Charities rely on donations. If they don't perform they get less, even unto nothing. They cannot TAKE your money. Reminds me of a saying: We, the unwilling, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we can now do anything for anyone with nothing whatsoever. If from government: We, the omnipotent, are doing the needless for the undeserving. We have have done so little, with so much, for so long, that we now cannot do anything for anyone except ourselves even if we tax above 100 percent.

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aledar voted

v Yes, they are
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LEC endorsed MRMacrum

v No, they're not
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Avoicenmany voted

v Yes, they are
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tomtheterrible endorsed Denizen_Kate

v No, they're not
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May 17
DrSilicon voted

v Yes, they are
May 17
solodad voted

v Yes, they are
May 17
Arumizy endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
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May 17
sml11 endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
May 16

O_S_Thomas

v No, they're not

b**** please. i cant even name the crap government does that we take for granted.

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May 16
WATCHDOG voted

v Yes, they are
May 16
littlewolf8469 voted

v No, they're not
May 15
BravoJuliet endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
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May 15
maplervr endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
May 15
DanielZ voted

v Yes, they are
May 15

bsking

v Yes, they are

yes charities are far more effective than government in helping people with their needs... on the other hand government is far more effective taking from people

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May 14
mwr voted

v No, they're not
May 14
Jumbof16 endorsed MRMacrum

v No, they're not
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May 14
Fitz endorsed sabbatical

v Yes, they are
May 13
cr8z4amerika voted

v Yes, they are
May 13
jimsnoek voted

v Yes, they are
May 12

DARSB

v No, they're not

Charities tend to limit their assistance on ideological grounds, e.g., Catholic agencies refusing to help gays adopt children. That narrows the pool of needy folks the charity is willing to assist.

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May 12
warwil630 voted

v Yes, they are
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May 12
PaulUK2901 endorsed sabbatical

v Yes, they are
May 12
Shaff112 endorsed MRMacrum

v No, they're not
May 12
Fyi1957 endorsed jamie91

v No, they're not
May 12
Bill2E endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
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May 11

Gatnos

v Yes, they are

I can't say that the government is effective at anything.

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May 11
skwisgaar12 endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
u

May 11
farmer_bruce voted

v Yes, they are
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May 11
bleakoutlook voted

v No, they're not
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May 10
Rydad voted

v No, they're not
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May 10
SlimElmo91 voted

v No, they're not
May 10

whatheheck

v Yes, they are

And more trustworthy.

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May 10
mikeyburns1 endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
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May 10
captbigtime endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
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May 9
Goose endorsed sabbatical

v Yes, they are
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May 9
LilliB voted

v Yes, they are
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May 9
Bill voted

v Yes, they are
May 9
looncraz endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
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May 9
kwwb voted

v Yes, they are
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May 9

acg

v Yes, they are

Here is a better question," is anything less effective than the government

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May 9
oldtimer2 endorsed sabbatical

v Yes, they are
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May 9
buckilaked voted

v Yes, they are
May 8
buckleroos endorsed CanisCanemEdit

v Yes, they are
May 8
Remember2Wipe endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are
May 7
that1guy voted

v Yes, they are

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Laity1

v Yes, they are

Charities rely on donations. If they don't perform they get less, even unto nothing. They cannot TAKE your money. Reminds me of a saying: We, the unwilling, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we can now do anything for anyone with nothing whatsoever. If from government: We, the omnipotent, are doing the needless for the undeserving. We have have done so little, with so much, for so long, that we now cannot do anything for anyone except ourselves even if we tax above 100 percent.

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May 16

O_S_Thomas

v No, they're not

b**** please. i cant even name the crap government does that we take for granted.

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May 15

bsking

v Yes, they are

yes charities are far more effective than government in helping people with their needs... on the other hand government is far more effective taking from people

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May 12

DARSB

v No, they're not

Charities tend to limit their assistance on ideological grounds, e.g., Catholic agencies refusing to help gays adopt children. That narrows the pool of needy folks the charity is willing to assist.

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May 13

PuroChorizo361

....And Justice For All not And Justice For Some. Something certain ppl are forgetting. You're a very wise man DARSB.

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May 11

Gatnos

v Yes, they are

I can't say that the government is effective at anything.

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May 10

whatheheck

v Yes, they are

And more trustworthy.

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May 9

acg

v Yes, they are

Here is a better question," is anything less effective than the government

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May 5

NoAmnestyEVER

v Yes, they are

Government was not designed to be your mommy and daddy. They're there to protect the borders and make the government run. PERIOD! The rest is up to We The People.

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May 5

URBS

v Yes, they are

Governments create way too much BS to interfere with the actual activity it is designed for.

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May 3

fraps

v Yes, they are

Most of them are. The problem with government is that there is always politics and pork involved. Too much of the money is just lost. The government should have an online list of the charities. Charities where the overhead is beyond some reasonable level should not be on the tax deductible list.

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May 2

JTHEM

v Yes, they are

Government creates enormous problems by being exclusive and not inclusive. If you are a $1 over the income limits, you are out of luck. I have seen bureaucrats do terrible things to people who want to work by taking their benefits away if they manage to get a low skill job by making it too hard to "accumulate" savings which is necessary to get off welfare. They live from government check to government check and manage to learn to hide extra money in order to reduce the stress of living on welfare. So, the system creates the dynamics of fraud to survive. Charities look at the humanity and act accordingly.

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May 2

BossTweed

v Yes, they are

Of course, Charities are far less likely to be driven by Agenda Madness than Big Brother.

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May 2

harold_lloyd

v Yes, they are

Right now, with the way our state is treating anyone who isn't a lobbyist, they are.

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Apr 28

JoeJared

v Yes, they are

If by efficient, do you mean they waste less? Yes. The government is considerably more efficient at robbing the people of America blind for their owners, the banksters.

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Apr 26

Slowmo

v No, they're not

The question we should be asking is "Is there anything less effective than a government being used as a charity or activist group?".

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Apr 25

mudpike

v No, they're not

Very few are . Look at many of the biggest non-profits & see the salaries & benefit packages of those in charge. They rob people & don't even use GUNS . Look at what their 'administrative costs ' are - donate a dollar to a tear - jerking ad & maybe 20 or 30 cents goes to those in need . It's a kickback scheme . By the way - who the heck thinks anything Gov't. run is effective ? Like what Welfare - tee-hee -hee . LOL

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Dec '12

nomocrap

v Yes, they are

That is the wrong question. The real question: "Is there anything more ineffective than the government?"

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Dec '12

lcm1395

v Yes, they are

Any money that passes through the government will have a little bit shaved off at every juncture. Charity should be handled by not-for-profit NGO's

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Dec '12

Politicskid

v Yes, they are

If people are forced to donate regardless of whether it's convienent for them, they can't plan as well. This will earn them less money, and thus will donate less total in the long run. Also, non-profits tend to do more to insure that the people reciving the assistance deserve it and will use it wisely. Government agencies don't do much of that, and are vulnerable to fraud.

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Dec '12

Furface

v Yes, they are

Private anything is better at anything with he exception of the necessary items like National Defense (Military) and the Gov't is desperately trying to mess that up too.

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ir0nw0lfe

v Yes, they are

No govt. program ever stays in its budget. The federal govt. has shown no ability to spend wisely or live within its constraints. Why woyld I trust them to do better now? Any charitable program that can provide assistance in the way charities do should be supported if for no other reason than the fact that they are private institutions and NOT the govt.

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Dec '12

MRMacrum

v No, they're not

I decided that NO, I do not feel charities are more efficient. Maybe charities are as efficient in their small targeted fields of expertise. But I do not think a charity can come close to reaching the large target base that is our population as effectively as government can. In order for charities to take over the overwhelming job of spreading their good works like the government does, they would have to increase the size of their infrastructures and bureaucracies to a point where they might become indistinguishable from the government. And any control by the public is out. At least with government, we have a slight chance of having some sway. Yes, government is bloat...

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sabbatical

v Yes, they are

Are charities more effective than government? - Everything is more effective than government ...

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Dec '12

Denizen_Kate

v No, they're not

With one or two notable exceptions, such as the Salvation Army. After every natural disaster, they seem to be there before the storm ends or the dust settles with clothing and shelter, medicine and clean water. They don't advertise much, and they rarely mention that they are primarily a Christian organization (they never push religion on those they help). Another exception IMO is Doctors Without Borders. I used to give to the Komen Foundation, but they really blew that one. Bottom line is that non-government charities aren't subject to the same scrutiny, so you have to really investigate to find out how much of what you give actually goes to those who need it.

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Dec '12

jamie91

v No, they're not

Charities do not treat people as equals. They have their iwn agenda and are not required to help based on need.

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Dec '12

CanisCanemEdit

v Yes, they are

Charities are bound by donations to stay within their budget. Our govenment never stays within budget. Charities take money for a specific agenda and use that money for that given task. Our government robs from all facets, takes money while making promises annd then uses the money to promote whatever will get the elites re-elected.

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Dec '12

John_Matrix

v Yes, they are

I don't hold much faith in charities due to numerous past scandals but its hard not to do anything better than our federal government. The miles and miles of bureaucracy, bullshit, and red tape drive up costs and complications to the point of absurdity. One only has to look at our deficit and current state of affairs to see that.

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Dec '12

MarkJM

v Yes, they are

Without a doubt they are. We are a very charitable nation. We give to charities and those private charities for the most part (there are a lot of scammers out there) tend to dole out the money better than callous bureaucratic twits in the Federal Government. The Red Cross did a heck of a better job in 2005 dealing with Katrina than FEMA. They even do a better job now regarding Sandy.

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Dec '12

PayThatCEO

v No, they're not

Both have pros and cons. While the Red Cross seems to be very effective in times of crisis, it's not all things to all people. There are also many 'charities' that are scams or are mismanaged and full of corruption. The government is also mismanaged and full of corruption, but it's ability to provide assistance is greater. There is no way in the world charities in this country could tend to all the needs of all the people government assistance covers. That said, government assistance needs to be overhauled and tightened up.

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