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I like the idea of helping people out of poverty. But the problem with government funded charities is they are so ripe for fraud, they almost never get managed
by honeycrispy 9mo ago
I like the idea of helping people out of poverty. But the problem with government funded charities is they are so ripe for fraud, they almost never get managed properly.
- bo0tzz 9mo agoThis is a myth, actual fraud rates on programs like this are tiny - especially if you compare them to the benefits.
- PaulKeeble 9mo agoFraud rates on benefits are also absurdly low.
- RealityVoid 9mo agoI read that more that the benefits society gets from lifting people from poverty as opposed to the food stamps benefits you seem to have in mind.
- bo0tzz 9mo agoThat is indeed what I meant.
- treetalker 9mo agoI say we first ensure that fraudsters be not placed in government positions, and then worry more about eradicating the lesser fraud in charities that receive some funding from the government.
- yunnpp 9mo agoOP's comment is just hilarious on too many levels. "I like X, but...", so let's not even try. No evidence for the claim, either. And all while failing to see the bigger picture.
- Zigurd 9mo agoMost people in a tech business can easily identify a whale hunt. That is, a business where a small number of customers provide such a disproportionate share of revenue that everyone else doesn't matter. But for some reason they fail to see government spending fraud is in fact a whale hunt.
- esseph 9mo agoLike the Whitehouse?
- insane_dreamer 9mo ago> almost never get managed properly that's a pretty big (and likely untrue) claim