Non-Profit? My Ass

What, exactly, is meant by non-profit? Is a non-profit really any different than any other corporation? Perhaps. But in my experience, these companies are just as concerned with the bottom line to the extent that the people who work for them are nothing more than after thoughts, necessary evils that there really is no distinguishing them from one another.

I also find the ads for street activism rather annoyingly like any other business job ads. They make the job appear to be a fantastic way to meet people, make lots of money, while doing good for your planet, country, etc. But, from a conversation with a few of these "activists" & having read some rants on Craig's List from others, these jobs require one not only one fulfill a quota each day, endure heavy pressure from higher-ups that if they cannot produce, they will be fired, & one can have all this for an actual sub-standard wage.

Of course, you're not supposed to be in it for the money, are you? But with your non-profit employer contradicting themselves by implying that they're in it for the cause, yet repeatedly proving themselves to be, in reality, so concerned with the money, you have to wonder. Many years ago, I'd read an article showing how much money collected by the Christian Children's Fund was going to upper management salary. Out of every dollar collected, some incredibly huge percentage went toward management salary, while less than a cent went to the children they claim to be "providing for".

Now, in my own experience working for a non-profit organization, we were encouraged to push memberships, as well as sales -- I worked in retail. One of the selling points of these memberships was that it was tax deductible. So, I wonder, who's really paying for these memberships, as well as all the contributions made to that, or any, organization, by the rich? We know that the rich write off anything they can, as the tax laws are written in their favour. In turn, these memberships & contributions are a scam.

Don't you see? The rich -- & anyone purchasing a membership or making a contribution -- write these things off. Then, it is the tax payers who foot the bill for their special events with silly catered foods & an open bar. OK. Fine. I have no great problem with paying less in taxes which inevitably wind up paying a totally unrealistic salary to some moron who talked a good enough game to get into political office, but then these non-profits insult us by requiring we pay for entrance when we'd already done so by paying our taxes -- without all the wondrous write-offs which really only cater to the rich.

Would I be so crass as to suggest we boycott non-profits? Would I go so far as to suggest we band together & protest this abuse? Certainly not. I will suggest that people open their eyes. We're being duped everywhere we turn by marketing people & the wealthy. Naturally, we aren't going to get something for nothing, but why go looking for it if we're just being manipulated? Stop being fooled.

Yet again, I'm left with only one final thing to say:

Question everything.