Bureaucracy
Oh yes, absolutely. The way to let a foster parent know that her child has been taken off medicaid is to wait until said child needs meds, and leave the telling to Walgreen's. And then have to scramble around to come up with some alternative besides making the foster parent pay the $600 and wait the usual 3 months for reimbursement.
One more example of how well our government handles all those tax dollars we're donating to take care of the less fortunate
I am glad to give to the organizations who do it right, Who run their organizations efficiently, who really do care about their clients, who are actually there, 24/7. Who are made up of real people willing (and who have the authority) to take responsibility and make decisions, on the spot if necessary.
The Catholic Church and Catholic Charities
Other local churches with food pantries, thrift stores that also give clothing to those in need, and tutoring ministries.
The Red Cross (which not only gets my money, but blood from everyone in the family too)
The Salvation Army (these folks are practically first responders in big disasters)
St. Jude's Hospital (check out< http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=LoveCuresCancer&view=videos> which has videos of a few young celebrities, including our own lovely Kyle Schmid, speaking for fund raising for St. Jude)
Those are my biggies right now, and I give generously, as I urge each of you to do, to your abilities.
But I resent every dollar I give to our fat, lazy, debt-ridden, corrupt, inefficient, rude and just plain stupid government 'programs'.