The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Government, Not Charity, Should Pay for Disaster Relief

By Warren Goldstein

Horrified and moved by the suffering Hurricane Katrina has caused, generous Americans have donated more than $1-billion to relief groups.

But as churches and synagogues and mosques and community groups and universities and schools run fund-raising carwash after concert after dinner after special collection, I worry that Americans...

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