An Intolerable Fraud

There are many charities out there that seem like they are reputable and reliable sources, but some of them are really ripping you off. “Non-profit” organizations such as Help Hospitalized Veterans and The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes are two of the military charities that are turning more of the profit over to the CEO than any troop overseas or disabled veteran. Most non-profit companies give 30 percent to their owner and workers, but these companies are taking up to 70 and 80 percent. They are raising tons of money because they will put a picture of a disabled war veteran to win our sympathy, but the beneficiary troops say they’ve only gotten sports phone cards so they can check the American sports scores. All of this sneaky stealing and cheating people out of their money is completely legal. It is not illegal to have people give money to you, but the lavish spending instead of giving it to the intended people is not only looked down upon, it’s just wrong. I had no idea that this was happening. The columnist brought a really good issue to my attention. I thought all the money my family and I gave away was really going to the charity we intended, but it could have been going to buying someone a brand new car. As the author said, Congress really needs to buckle down on the unnoticed fraud happening within these charities.