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Originally Posted by adendreams
I was in Aceh after the tsunami and yes of course there is corruption - I have been taken in by the police there and shaken down and extorted for money - everyone on our boat had their passports taken for no reason - had to pay big bribes to get them back..
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Originally Posted by adendreams
But you saying "Those people were lucky to get 2%" is just a total myth and only makes less people donate - we are talking about the Red Cross not sending money directly to the gov.
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I do not know the exact percentages of course. I can absolutely tell you that millions of dollars of goods destined for Aceh victims found their way into the black market. I have also heard that the Red Cross had to pay the government money to enter into Aceh to start the relief efforts. There are also thousands of Javanese workers that the red cross never paid or under paid. The red cross received over 2 billion dollars in donations for the tsunami fund and I will kiss you ass if half of that was spent in the region.
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Originally Posted by adendreams
And "Administration Costs" are essential to any large organization that needs to mobilize thousands of people and direct resources coming in from dozens of different countries- how are administrations costs avoidable... VDbucks is not talking about "Administration Costs" he is saying that 90 percent of the funds go directly into the pockets of corrupt officials.
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Look, I am not saying the red cross is a bad organization. But if you think 95% of donations(including logistics) go to the people in need, you are living on fantasy island. It is more efficient than sending cash to these governments, so it is a good option to get some relief to people in need. Let's be honest, it is far from perfect.