I mean, I get the idea that money can never be transferred except in a leaky bucket, I accept that.
“I mean, I get the idea that money can never be transferred except in a leaky bucket, I accept that.”
Ok, say you have 10 bucks you want to go to helping “poor people”. You have some choices, let’s see what happens to the 10 bucks...
(1) You find a poor person yourself, and directly hand him the 10 bucks. 100% makes it to help a “poor person”. No leaks.
(2) You go to your local church or other local charity, and put 10 bucks in the “Help the Poor” fundraiser. Your local institution is small and honest, but it still has some modest administration costs. 50 cents of your 10 bucks goes toward these administration costs, and 9.50 goes to help the poor. You have a small leak.
(3) You give the 10 bucks through your employer’s United Way fundraising program. The United Way is international, large and corrupt. 5 bucks is siphoned off for “expenses”, and only 5 bucks goes “to help the poor”. You have a big leak.
(4) You give the 10 bucks to the Federal government when you pay your taxes on April 15th, with a note asking that the extra 10 bucks should be earmarked to help the poor. The 10 bucks is used to pay for a cursory review of your tax filings. Irregularities are found, an audit is conducted, and you are fined 100 dollars for your errors. You have just a bucket handle.