Frank Gaydos on wed 16 mar 11
I know it sounds harsh and counter intuitive but do not donate money to Jap=
=3D
an until you do some research.=3D20
This is a cogent argument from this guy:=3D20
Individuals are doing it, banks are doing it =3DE2=3D80=3D94 faced with the=
horri=3D
fic news and pictures from Japan, everybody wants to do something, and the =
=3D
obvious thing to do is to donate money to some relief fund or other.=3D20
Please don=3DE2=3D80=3D99t.=3D20
We went through this after the Haiti earthquake, and all of the arguments w=
=3D
hich applied there apply to Japan as well. Earmarking funds is a really goo=
=3D
d way of hobbling relief organizations and ensuring that they have to leave=
=3D
large piles of money unspent in one place while facing urgent needs in oth=
=3D
er places. And as Matthew Bishop and Michael Green said last year, we are a=
=3D
ll better at responding to human suffering caused by dramatic, telegenic em=
=3D
ergencies than to the much greater loss of life from ongoing hunger, diseas=
=3D
e and conflict. That often results in a mess of uncoordinated NGOs parachut=
=3D
ing in to emergency areas with lots of good intentions, where a strategic o=
=3D
fficial sector response would be much more effective. Meanwhile, the smalle=
=3D
r and less visible emergencies where NGOs can do the most good are left unf=
=3D
unded.=3D20
In the specific case of Japan, there=3DE2=3D80=3D99s all the more reason no=
t to d=3D
onate money. Japan is a wealthy country which is responding to the disaster=
=3D
, among other things, by printing hundreds of billions of dollars=3DE2=3D80=
=3D99 =3D
worth of new money. Money is not the bottleneck here: if money is needed, J=
=3D
apan can raise it. On top of that, it=3DE2=3D80=3D99s still extremely uncle=
ar how=3D
or where organizations like globalgiving intend on spending the money that=
=3D
they=3DE2=3D80=3D99re currently raising for Japan =3DE2=3D80=3D94 so far w=
e=3DE2=3D80=3D99re=3D
just told that the money =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cwill help survivors and victims ge=
t nece=3D
ssary services,=3DE2=3D80=3D9D which is basically code for =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cw=
e have no id=3D
ea what we=3DE2=3D80=3D99re going to do with the money, but we=3DE2=3D80=3D=
99ll probabl=3D
y think of something.=3DE2=3D80=3D9D=3D20
Also most charities are corrupt, top heavy with bureaucrats with a tiny per=
=3D
centage of money actually going to the victims.=3D20
I urge you to do your homework before you give.=3D20
Check out this site. I was shocked by how many supposed charities for veter=
=3D
ans are not helping the Vets at all.=3D20
If you still wish to give, choose a site that has high ratings and do not e=
=3D
armark your funds only to Japan.=3D20
http :// www . charitywatch .org=3D20
=3DC2=3DA0=3D20
Frank Gaydos=3D20
http ://home.comcast.net/~ frankgaydos /index. html=3D20
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will=3D20
take you everywhere. Albert =3DC2=3DA0Einstein=3D20
Please don=3DE2=3D80=3D99t.=3D20
We went through this after the Haiti earthquake, and all of the arguments w=
=3D
hich applied there apply to Japan as well. Earmarking funds is a really goo=
=3D
d way of hobbling relief organizations and ensuring that they have to leave=
=3D
large piles of money unspent in one place while facing urgent needs in oth=
=3D
er places. And as Matthew Bishop and Michael Green said last year, we are a=
=3D
ll better at responding to human suffering caused by dramatic, telegenic em=
=3D
ergencies than to the much greater loss of life from ongoing hunger, diseas=
=3D
e and conflict. That often results in a mess of uncoordinated NGOs parachut=
=3D
ing in to emergency areas with lots of good intentions, where a strategic o=
=3D
fficial sector response would be much more effective. Meanwhile, the smalle=
=3D
r and less visible emergencies where NGOs can do the most good are left unf=
=3D
unded.=3D20
In the specific case of Japan, there=3DE2=3D80=3D99s all the more reason no=
t to d=3D
onate money. Japan is a wealthy country which is responding to the disaster=
=3D
, among other things, by printing hundreds of billions of dollars=3DE2=3D80=
=3D99 =3D
worth of new money. Money is not the bottleneck here: if money is needed, J=
=3D
apan can raise it. On top of that, it=3DE2=3D80=3D99s still extremely uncle=
ar how=3D
or where organizations like globalgiving intend on spending the money that=
=3D
they=3DE2=3D80=3D99re currently raising for Japan =3DE2=3D80=3D94 so far w=
e=3DE2=3D80=3D99re=3D
just told that the money =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cwill help survivors and victims ge=
t nece=3D
ssary services,=3DE2=3D80=3D9D which is basically code for =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cw=
e have no id=3D
ea what we=3DE2=3D80=3D99re going to do with the money, but we=3DE2=3D80=3D=
99ll probabl=3D
y think of something.=3DE2=3D80=3D9D=3D20
Also most charities are corrupt, top heavy with bureaucrats with a tiny per=
=3D
centage of money actually going to the victims.=3D20
I urge you to do your homework before you give.=3D20
Check out this site. I was shocked by how many supposed charities for veter=
=3D
ans are not helping the Vets at all.=3D20
If you still wish to give, choose a site that has high ratings and do not e=
=3D
armark your funds only to Japan.=3D20
http :// www . charitywatch .org=3D20
=3DC2=3DA0=3D20
Frank Gaydos=3D20
http ://home.comcast.net/~ frankgaydos /index. html=3D20
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will=3D20
take you everywhere. Albert =3DC2=3DA0Einstein=3D20
Kathy Forer on thu 17 mar 11
Here's a good link: http://www.godhatesjapan.com/
On Mar 16, 2011, at 6:42 PM, Frank Gaydos wrote:
> I know it sounds harsh and counter intuitive but do not donate money to J=
a=3D
pan until you do some research.=3D20
>=3D20
> This is a cogent argument from this guy:=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
> Individuals are doing it, banks are doing it =3DE2=3D80=3D94 faced with t=
he horr=3D
ific news and pictures from Japan, everybody wants to do something, and the=
o=3D
bvious thing to do is to donate money to some relief fund or other.=3D20
>=3D20
> Please don=3DE2=3D80=3D99t.=3D20
>=3D20
> We went through this after the Haiti earthquake, and all of the arguments=
w=3D
hich applied there apply to Japan as well. Earmarking funds is a really goo=
d=3D
way of hobbling relief organizations and ensuring that they have to leave =
l=3D
arge piles of money unspent in one place while facing urgent needs in other=
p=3D
laces. And as Matthew Bishop and Michael Green said last year, we are all b=
e=3D
tter at responding to human suffering caused by dramatic, telegenic emergen=
c=3D
ies than to the much greater loss of life from ongoing hunger, disease and =
c=3D
onflict. That often results in a mess of uncoordinated NGOs parachuting in =
t=3D
o emergency areas with lots of good intentions, where a strategic official =
s=3D
ector response would be much more effective. Meanwhile, the smaller and les=
s=3D
visible emergencies where NGOs can do the most good are left unfunded.=3D2=
0
>=3D20
> In the specific case of Japan, there=3DE2=3D80=3D99s all the more reason =
not to d=3D
onate money. Japan is a wealthy country which is responding to the disaster=
,=3D
among other things, by printing hundreds of billions of dollars=3DE2=3D80=
=3D99 wo=3D
rth of new money. Money is not the bottleneck here: if money is needed, Jap=
a=3D
n can raise it. On top of that, it=3DE2=3D80=3D99s still extremely unclear =
how or w=3D
here organizations like globalgiving intend on spending the money that they=
=3DE2=3D
=3D80=3D99re currently raising for Japan =3DE2=3D80=3D94 so far we=3DE2=3D8=
0=3D99re just tol=3D
d that the money =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cwill help survivors and victims get necessa=
ry serv=3D
ices,=3DE2=3D80=3D9D which is basically code for =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cwe have no =
idea what we=3DE2=3D
=3D80=3D99re going to do with the money, but we=3DE2=3D80=3D99ll probably t=
hink of som=3D
ething.=3DE2=3D80=3D9D=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
> Also most charities are corrupt, top heavy with bureaucrats with a tiny p=
e=3D
rcentage of money actually going to the victims.=3D20
>=3D20
> I urge you to do your homework before you give.=3D20
>=3D20
> Check out this site. I was shocked by how many supposed charities for vet=
e=3D
rans are not helping the Vets at all.=3D20
>=3D20
> If you still wish to give, choose a site that has high ratings and do not=
e=3D
armark your funds only to Japan.=3D20
>=3D20
> http :// www . charitywatch .org=3D20
>=3D20
> =3D20
>=3D20
> Frank Gaydos=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
> http ://home.comcast.net/~ frankgaydos /index. html=3D20
>=3D20
> Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will=3D20
>=3D20
> take you everywhere. Albert Einstein=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
> Please don=3DE2=3D80=3D99t.=3D20
>=3D20
> We went through this after the Haiti earthquake, and all of the arguments=
w=3D
hich applied there apply to Japan as well. Earmarking funds is a really goo=
d=3D
way of hobbling relief organizations and ensuring that they have to leave =
l=3D
arge piles of money unspent in one place while facing urgent needs in other=
p=3D
laces. And as Matthew Bishop and Michael Green said last year, we are all b=
e=3D
tter at responding to human suffering caused by dramatic, telegenic emergen=
c=3D
ies than to the much greater loss of life from ongoing hunger, disease and =
c=3D
onflict. That often results in a mess of uncoordinated NGOs parachuting in =
t=3D
o emergency areas with lots of good intentions, where a strategic official =
s=3D
ector response would be much more effective. Meanwhile, the smaller and les=
s=3D
visible emergencies where NGOs can do the most good are left unfunded.=3D2=
0
>=3D20
> In the specific case of Japan, there=3DE2=3D80=3D99s all the more reason =
not to d=3D
onate money. Japan is a wealthy country which is responding to the disaster=
,=3D
among other things, by printing hundreds of billions of dollars=3DE2=3D80=
=3D99 wo=3D
rth of new money. Money is not the bottleneck here: if money is needed, Jap=
a=3D
n can raise it. On top of that, it=3DE2=3D80=3D99s still extremely unclear =
how or w=3D
here organizations like globalgiving intend on spending the money that they=
=3DE2=3D
=3D80=3D99re currently raising for Japan =3DE2=3D80=3D94 so far we=3DE2=3D8=
0=3D99re just tol=3D
d that the money =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cwill help survivors and victims get necessa=
ry serv=3D
ices,=3DE2=3D80=3D9D which is basically code for =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cwe have no =
idea what we=3DE2=3D
=3D80=3D99re going to do with the money, but we=3DE2=3D80=3D99ll probably t=
hink of som=3D
ething.=3DE2=3D80=3D9D=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
> Also most charities are corrupt, top heavy with bureaucrats with a tiny p=
e=3D
rcentage of money actually going to the victims.=3D20
>=3D20
> I urge you to do your homework before you give.=3D20
>=3D20
> Check out this site. I was shocked by how many supposed charities for vet=
e=3D
rans are not helping the Vets at all.=3D20
>=3D20
> If you still wish to give, choose a site that has high ratings and do not=
e=3D
armark your funds only to Japan.=3D20
>=3D20
> http :// www . charitywatch .org=3D20
>=3D20
> =3D20
>=3D20
> Frank Gaydos=3D20
>=3D20
>=3D20
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> http ://home.comcast.net/~ frankgaydos /index. html=3D20
>=3D20
> Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will=3D20
>=3D20
> take you everywhere. Albert Einstein=3D20
Kathy Forer on fri 18 mar 11
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars;
General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer:
For art and science cannot exist but in minutely organized
Particulars.
William Blake, Jerusalem ch 3 plate 55
http://www.blakearchive.org/exist/blake/archive/object.xq?
objectid=3Djerusalem.e.illbk.55&java=3Dyes
http://ramhornd.blogspot.com/2010/10/minute-particulars.html
http://www.tate.org.uk/learning/worksinfocus/blake/works/jeru_01.html
Ways You Can Help Earthquake And Tsunami Victims In Japan
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleybaccam/ways-you-can-help-earthquake-and-
tsunami-victims-i
More Links!
Text redcross to 90999 to donate $10
Kathy
Clay on mon 21 mar 11
We ought to give something to those fifty brave souls working at the
Fukushima power plant!
Ivor
I J Townshend
in Macclesfield UK
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