[Toskrin]

Boy, this story sure gets the knee-jerk reactions going. Wouldn't we all feel better if we paid some PBS telethon volunteer $18,000 to run Goodwill?

[Miss Marple]

My sister was here today helping me with baking, and we got into a discussion about Goodwill. She pointed out that they used to be known as a "hire the handicapped" organization. The last few years they have dropped that emphasis, and merely say that they provide "job training."

Well, WHO are they traiing? What kind of training? After all, Exxon provides job training to its employees.

She has become suspicious of their operation and has moved her donations to the Salvation Army and the DAV.

[ErnBatavia]

Wouldn't we all feel better if we paid some PBS telethon volunteer $18,000 to run Goodwill?

If I were a donor to them (which I'm not), the answer would be "Yes".

[Wicket]

No, but I do expect a charitable organization not to take advantage of the charity of others to overcompensate its leadership. If you read the article, you will realize that Miller is compensated more than equivalent positions in his organization, more than equivalent positions in other organizations, and more than 99% of the American work force. If you consider that appropriate, I'm kind of surprised.

I'm a free market kind of gal, and I don't have problems with folks who invent better mousetraps receiving the benefit of their ideas and their labor (Bill Gates, for instance).

This guy is not working in the free market - he benefits from below minimum wage labor and the donations of folks like you and I. If he had any ethics, he should be ashamed of himself, and so should his organization, IMHO. And based on the article, Portland Goodwill clearly does not regret paying him that salary and does not think they did anything wrong. What they regret is the public disclosure of the information, and the attendant adverse publicity.

[Arioch7]

I agree with you.

I don't know enough about tje situation to really comment on it but knee-jerk reactions do seem to be par for the course on this thread.

If you are from New England you know about Kennedy Juniors "fuel for the poor" crusade. He makes millions every year from taxpayers subsidizing the poor.

At least Goodwill is not taking money directly from my pocket.

Arioch7

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

I have no idea what happened here, but NONE of you have the right to judge these people.

No but how about a 4 star general officer, or the Sec of Defense, or the President, they all make a hell of a lot less.

[RightOnline]

He doesn't "run Goodwill", friend. He runs some pissant chapter of Goodwill in one area of one state.

Good lord, wake up and smell the coffee.

[RJL]

Boy, this story sure gets the knee-jerk reactions going. Wouldn't we all feel better if we paid some PBS telethon volunteer $18,000 to run Goodwill?

Michael Miller, $830,000. a year President of Portland's Goodwill, is that you?