Hard to do the right thing, when they're dong the wrong thing.
They should have avoided the taint of government control.
It's funny, because in the last year, it's become clear that the United Way is morally corrupt, and unworthy of contributions. In the last month the Red Cross has been shown to be finaqncially corrupt in their withholding of 9/11 contributions from the families of the victims.
The Salvation Army had a chance to be the last big game in town. A lot of money was going to flow to them that would have once gone to those other two "charities." Not so much anymore.
This was a stupid move.