Commentary
Just about everywhere you go, you’re being encouraged to give money to an organization that needs it to operate and benefit people who are less fortunate than yourself. Our concept of helping is relinquishing our hard-earned money as a sacrifice for a greater good, which is a sacrifice we often gladly participate in.
However, for us, the line of responsibility ends when our dollar hits the bottom of the tin can, and we presume that the organization we just gifted to will use it effectively toward reaching the end goal they marketed to the public.
We can afford to be ignorant about how efficiently our $5 is going to be spent by a non-profit organization, but what happens when our government spends our tax dollars with the same mentality? It looks a lot like California….