And incredibly stupid on Congress's part. But Trump can work with that.
Has anyone ever heard the stories about WHERE the money you donate to the Red Cross actually goes to?
I have actual stories from a Search & Rescue neighbor who spent days in the N Calif forests looking for some missing kids along with many others. Red Cross showed up. Table with coffee & donuts was set up. He went to get a coffee & a couple of donuts & the Red Cross lady told him they WERE NOT FREE....HE HAD TO PAY FOR THEM. He had been out for days—away from his business—looking for those kids. He was dumbstruck. I know for a fact that he is fairly consistent with donations to causes he believes in. He NEVER donated another penny to the Red Cross.
Also-—Red Cross give BONUSES to District Managers. Based upon the amount of donations made to that area.
When San Diego fires happened a few years back, thousands of people donated money & goods and animal feed. People RAN down roads into ranches & led out horses—some 4 at a time. One man who was a long distance runner, with horse experience, made 3 trips into one ranch & brought out 4e, then 6, then 3. Horses were used for long distance events & were used to being led at a trot. He would hand the horses over to the line of trailers at the top of the canyom, and go back down. It was a huge response. That ‘District Manager’ got a bonus of $400,000 because so much had been donated due to those fires.
I don’t think people are donating to the Red Cross to see which District Manager can get a big fat bonus.