I'm not convinced that most charities really get much done other than making their donors feel good. I think the government is actually more efficient. And I'm saying that as someone who really doesn't like the government.
Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio (I'm the Board Chair, we run ~40 programs meeting people where they are and helping them on a path to self sufficiency) https://ccaosa.org/
What charity doesn't promote the interests of the people giving it money? Who doesn't believe their interests are for the common good?
If the problem is that you think some interests should be promoted and other not - well, I'm all in favor of that. The two of us just need to sort out which will be favored. My plan is for me to decide and you to agree with me. Sound good?
They are using the deductions we grant for their purpose. Seems to me we should at minimum be aware of the fact we are ceding control over the country for no good reason.
In some cases, evidence is fairly clear that the charities are used to actively undermine our society even further, e.g. Kochtopus.
Fairly clear? That's the standard? I'm going to stick with my proposal that I get to decide what charities are destroying America and which one's are helping it.
The foundations listed are basically political entities. When you or I make political donations, we have to do it with post-tax money. Why shouldn't the wealthy have to do the same?
