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Related: About this forumThe spotlight burns a hole in facade of Santorum's “Operation Good Neighbor.” charity.
The Washington Post is reporting Santorum's charity to improve the lives of the lower income people in his home state, in reality spent most if its money improving the lives of his cadre of political friends.
But homeless families and troubled children were not the biggest beneficiaries of Operation Good Neighbor. Instead, the foundation spent most of its money to run itself, including hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees for fundraising, administration and office rental paid to Santorums political allies.
The charity also had significant overlap with the senators campaigns and his work on Capitol Hill. Among the leading donors to the foundation were Pennsylvania development and finance firms that had donated to his election efforts and had interests that Santorum had supported in the Senate.
Santorum, whose last-minute surge in the Iowa caucuses has brought new attention to his presidential bid, portrays himself as a common man concerned about the gap between the nations rich and poor. But in the case of his charity, his efforts ended up mostly helping his cadre of political friends.
Before it folded in 2007, the foundation raised $2.58 million, with 39 percent of that donated directly to groups helping the needy. By industry standards, such philanthropic groups should be donating nearly twice that, from 75 to 85 percent of their funds.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/santorum-charity-for-the-poor-spent-most-of-its-money-on-management-political-friends/2012/01/11/gIQAGDKVwP_story.html
The charity also had significant overlap with the senators campaigns and his work on Capitol Hill. Among the leading donors to the foundation were Pennsylvania development and finance firms that had donated to his election efforts and had interests that Santorum had supported in the Senate.
Santorum, whose last-minute surge in the Iowa caucuses has brought new attention to his presidential bid, portrays himself as a common man concerned about the gap between the nations rich and poor. But in the case of his charity, his efforts ended up mostly helping his cadre of political friends.
Before it folded in 2007, the foundation raised $2.58 million, with 39 percent of that donated directly to groups helping the needy. By industry standards, such philanthropic groups should be donating nearly twice that, from 75 to 85 percent of their funds.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/santorum-charity-for-the-poor-spent-most-of-its-money-on-management-political-friends/2012/01/11/gIQAGDKVwP_story.html
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The spotlight burns a hole in facade of Santorum's “Operation Good Neighbor.” charity. (Original Post)
Lone_Star_Dem
Jan 2012
OP
You see he provided jobs people. OK it wasn't for the poor but what the heck
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2012
#1
And THIS is why charity can never, ever come close to addressing certain issues.
stillwaiting
Jan 2012
#2
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)1. You see he provided jobs people. OK it wasn't for the poor but what the heck
stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)2. And THIS is why charity can never, ever come close to addressing certain issues.
Especially when they are run by right wing assholes.
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)4. A chairity is only as good as the people running it.
Since charities are a feather in the hat of the bored wealthy and politically connected in the this country, they're often not run by the best of people. Which is to say I totally agree with you.
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)3. Little ricky santorum =...
...genuine little shit!
PEACE!
Hampton Jones
(12 posts)5. Right wingers probably don't care, but...
...this is just more evidence that Rick Santorum is Simply. Un. Electable.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)6. Sanctimony is a sure sign of evildoing.