Why are so many people under the delusion that money spent on salaries is “wasted”? A charity’s sole purpose doesn’t have to be to funnel raw cash to a target g

Why are so many people under the delusion that money spent on salaries is “wasted”? A charity’s sole purpose doesn’t have to be to funnel raw cash to a target group. If you’re running an animal shelter, who the hell is the money supposed to go to, the animals? Of course the money goes towards paying people to look after the animals. Money spent on those people’s salaries isn’t being “wasted” under any reasonable sense of the word.