nick007 wrote:
I see tons of emails & ads wanting me to donate money to various nonprofit groups that are fighting to protect or expand government funding for various programs. Why would people donate so the nonprofits can fight for increased government funding for programs instead of donating to be directly used by those program's budgets
If we assume that these groups are legitimate political lobbying groups, then the amount of money that the groups can raise is miniscule compared to the amount of government money they are seeking to protect or expand.
Private sources simply cannot do everything that can be done with government funding. But, alas, political lobbying is indeed necessary to protect vital government programs.
Of course, if you were ever going to donate money to a political lobbying group, you should do a little research to make sure the group is legitimate.
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