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Reply #15 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 3:58pm

Jasin wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 1:14pm:

You're badly burnt.
You were in a crises.
Thank God the Red Cross is there to put you on a drip for starters. Thank God that the money donated goes to making those Charities modernised, more efficient and more in the offering - there to help.
If 'money' is all you can do at the moment to help those people, then let Red Cross show you how to best spend it then. Afterall - they're the ones who exist 'down there' where tragedy is found.

They wouldn't dare not to, after all, funded by the people for the people, to make it their job to do so.
But first, look after themselves, then the people, then some of the surplus goes where?
I have to admire this photographic buff from the USA I follow, as I am a hobby photographer, and he has made his logo t shirts to sell, to raise money specifically for the wildlife in Australia, via Australia Zoo. I was so impressed. He's not silly and just doing a knee jerk reaction and not know where the money is going.
Being specific with your donations is the keypoint.
knowing where the money is going to go, rather than just 'assuming' it will go where we think. Hence Celeste Barber and the ordeal with PayPal fiasco. Who was to know initially, really?

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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: Told ya you couldnt trust the Red Cross. Reply #16 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:22pm There has been 1,643 homes lost in the bushfire, with all the money being raised and government cash the residents of those homes should be rather well off.
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Reply #17 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:27pm

Captain Nemo wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 9:59am:

"Up to" 10% in overheads ...

Seems like an extraordinarily high percentage gone in expenses to me. Shocked

more like 20% truth be told a lot of money collected in countries like our is spent overseas.....without our knowledge....lets not forget they use a hell of a lot of volunteers

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Reply #18 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:29pm

Johnnie wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:22pm:

There has been 1,643 homes lost in the bushfire, with all the money being raised and government cash the residents of those homes should be rather well off.

I was reading that finance guy who writes the book....he was caught up in the 2014 fires and lost everything.....he said he was ok he was insured.. but when it came to pay out it didnt go to him it went to the Bank who had the mortgage......people tend not to keep up to date with the cost of household items and sadly under insure their contents..

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Reply #19 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:34pm

cods wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:29pm:

Johnnie wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:22pm:

There has been 1,643 homes lost in the bushfire, with all the money being raised and government cash the residents of those homes should be rather well off.

I was reading that finance guy who writes the book....he was caught up in the 2014 fires and lost everything.....he said he was ok he was insured.. but when it came to pay out it didnt go to him it went to the Bank who had the mortgage......people tend not to keep up to date with the cost of household items and sadly under insure their contents..

That is very interesting !

I hadnt thought of that situation!

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Reply #21 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:43pm

cods wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:29pm:

Johnnie wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:22pm:

There has been 1,643 homes lost in the bushfire, with all the money being raised and government cash the residents of those homes should be rather well off.

I was reading that finance guy who writes the book....he was caught up in the 2014 fires and lost everything.....he said he was ok he was insured.. but when it came to pay out it didnt go to him it went to the Bank who had the mortgage......people tend not to keep up to date with the cost of household items and sadly under insure their contents..

That's bad luck, I am not donating to buy someone a new tv, There must have been a billion dollars raised by now, three million for psychiatric help by our government alone, most people got out and can scrape together a can of baked beans and some accommodation somewhere if need be. 1,643 homes lost divided by a billion dollars.

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Reply #22 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:10pm

Charities are money making exercises.

They deliberately post pictures of the most pathetic images to tug at your heart strings.

I read somewhere, that less than 30% of donations actually make it to the poor.
The rest is eaten up in admin and overheads.

This is why I do not donate to charities.
I give money directly to specific groups that are not affiliated with any charity and that I know use the money to help rather than make money.

More parasites.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: Told ya you couldnt trust the Red Cross. Reply #23 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:14pm Captain Nemo wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 9:59am: "Up to" 10% in overheads ... Seems like an extraordinarily high percentage gone in expenses to me. not when you consider that the overheads includes all the over priced executives salaries.
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Reply #24 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:18pm

Redmond Neck wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:34pm:

cods wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:29pm:

Johnnie wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:22pm:

There has been 1,643 homes lost in the bushfire, with all the money being raised and government cash the residents of those homes should be rather well off.

I was reading that finance guy who writes the book....he was caught up in the 2014 fires and lost everything.....he said he was ok he was insured.. but when it came to pay out it didnt go to him it went to the Bank who had the mortgage......people tend not to keep up to date with the cost of household items and sadly under insure their contents..

That is very interesting !

I hadnt thought of that situation!

thats right red neither did he.......a lot of people in for a big disappointment....

we need to be more SCAM WISE today.....it is after all a scam when the fine print is too hard to read and you need a legal to read it for you?

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Reply #25 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:18pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 1:10pm:

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 11:16am:

Ayn Marx wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 8:02am:

PZ547 wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 7:42am:

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Yep

Have a close look at Red Crescent
and Red Cross
comes across as virtuous by comparison.

Someone up this way got some assistance from a Muslim charity group, not red crescent - just saying.

Yeah I saw something about that. A Muslim group was out there feeding ppl too.

Spot

And praying. From what I hear, they got a better response than Scott Morrison.

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Reply #26 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:19pm

John Smith wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:14pm:

[quote author=madmonk link=1579721545/7#7 date=1579737562]"Up to" 10% in overheads ...

Seems like an extraordinarily high percentage gone in expenses to me. Shocked

not when you consider that the overheads includes all the over priced executives salaries.[/quote]

exactly! charity begins at home alright...make that head office..

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Karnal Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 100491	Re: Told ya you couldnt trust the Red Cross. Reply #27 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:20pm Gordon wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 2:46pm: I reckon Red Cross should make a statement that no money donated for the bushfire appeal will leave Australia. Or no funds to anyone who's tinted.
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Lee King Full Member Offline Posts: 161 Gender:	Re: Told ya you couldnt trust the Red Cross. Reply #28 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:23pm Karnal wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 2:46pm: I reckon Red Cross should make a statement that no money donated for the bushfire appeal will leave Australia. Or no funds to anyone who's tinted. bullcrap
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Reply #29 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:27pm

Valkie wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:10pm:

Charities are money making exercises.

They deliberately post pictures of the most pathetic images to tug at your heart strings.

I read somewhere, that less than 30% of donations actually make it to the poor.
The rest is eaten up in admin and overheads.

This is why I do not donate to charities.
I give money directly to specific groups that are not affiliated with any charity and that I know use the money to help rather than make money.

Ah. Stormfront, eh?

Deutscheland über alles, no?

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