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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey, good news everyone. Did you know that you can donate to non profits that provide medical care to poor people in developing countries?  I just found out. Before now, I thought it could only be done with my tax dollars, and distributed in a manipulative way that advanced U.S. foreign policy.

Anyway, now that I know this, I guess I can still help people who are less fortunate than I am.[/quote]

There are plenty of non profits helping in poor countries but [b]they will never make up for the cut in US funding[/b]. Also, the US had pretty good leverage in those countries, far more than the non profits. Good work is being done by groups such as Save the Children but they can only do so much. Finally, a lot of non profits had funding from USAID but now that money is gone. [/quote]

Surely all the good liberals in this country will put their money where their mouth is and write checks. No? Only if the IRS demands? Hmmm.

To quote Bernie Sanders regarding his abysmal rate of charitable giving "We do what we do." [/quote]

I used to be a fed.  I generally trust the federal government.  I don't believe much of my tax dollars are being "wasted".  The people that are pro tax cuts often are the luckiest, stupidest, and most selfish among my acquaintances.  Sometimes all 3.  I would rather channel my charity through a larger entity.  If only to keep my name and address hidden from the charity.  I had one follow me for 15 years after a $200 donation without any further gift.  [/quote]

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