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opinion
That darn greedy
Red Cross
My parents have recently told me that the American Red Cross
has decided to just do whatever they want with the money they
collected for the families of the Sept. 11 tragedies, and
I was appalled. I didn't believe it until I heard it on the
news the following day.
How dare they collect
all that money, and not give it to those families? I believe
they collected over $500 million. That is just too much for
you to just suddenly change your plans. This just proves that
people are all about themselves and morals have just gone
down the drain.
Many of the families
left behind have nothing because their loved ones were their
sole source of income. Many people were counting on this money
to get through this tragic time. Nothing is worse than losing
a loved one, then having bill collectors hounding over late
bills.
I am so glad that
I didn't donate money to any of these organizations.
Actually, I never donate money to organizations because I
don't trust them. Instead, I give money to needy people I
know directly or if I have a friend who knows about a needy
person or family then I can help them indirectly.
I could be wrong
about this situation. Maybe the Red Cross will give the money
to victims. Maybe that's what they mean when they say
they will do whatever they want with the money.
It came to my attention
that maybe the Red Cross doesn't know how to distribute the
money fairly and equally. But, that's problem, and not the
problem of the American people. The Red Cross has been
around for too long to not know how to distribute donated
funds.
If they don't know
how to distribute donated funds by now, then maybe it doesn't
need to be in business anymore.
Larry W. Brunson
Jr. is a journalism and English major at Cal State Long Beach.
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