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Why the Salvos are in Nauru : Comments
By Paul Moulds, published 24/12/2012Major Paul Moulds answers Bruce Haigh's criticism of the Salvation Army's part in asylum seeker detention.
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Very interesting what you've said that apparently transpires in the UK, where their homeless folk are required to pay some sort of levy or impost in order to obtain a bed for the night ?
Also I'm not surprised in the least the small percentage of the total funds raised, that actually find their way directly to the 'coal face' of these welfare programmes.
The Salvation Army executive, would no doubt assert they need to meet many costs, charges and overheads, just to fund the administrative component, of their institution, before the balance of those funds remaining can be properly directed to the actual welfare programme.
There's little doubt, charitable institutions do have a hard time both raising funds as well as remaining solvent. And it's also true, Governments (Federal & State) do provide some fiscal relief, which hardly provides sufficient financial assuagement where they're awash with excess money in order to direct to their desired programmes.
I don't know Kipp, I'm sure on balance, the Salvo's do a good job, or at least try to do good. Myself, I have very little regard for them, for reasons I've clearly enunciated herein. However, it certainly doesn't mean I'm right, nor does it mean I'm wrong, neither ?
Cheers...Sung Wu.