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Definitely the how and the overall scope.

Posted on: February 10, 2025 at 15:23:17 CT

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How it works, IMO:

1) Government wants something done.
2) NGO mission aligns with that something.
3) NGO takes funds and spends it on something that aligns with their mission and accomplishes the government goal.

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What purpose to NGO's serve? - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 09:46:56

To pay their CEO's, many who are the founders, a bunch of - shorty MU

- 2/10 14:04:26

Can you define NGO? (nm) - haeffb MU - 2/10 12:23:18

Non-Governmental Organization (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 12:28:09

I know the words. Can you define it? (nm) - haeffb MU - 2/10 12:29:24

an organization that's supposed to operate independently - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 12:32:06

Why do you say “supposed to?” (nm) - haeffb MU - 2/10 12:38:19

LMFAO (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 18:08:51

because they really don't - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 12:39:30

How is that different from Raytheon? - haeffb MU - 2/10 12:50:41

1. Raytheon isn't a defined NGO 2. Wow, Raytheon - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 18:11:01

Taxpayers don’t direct federal spending. - haeffb MU - 2/10 18:40:16

They aren't independent (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 12:52:30

Is Tesla independent? (nm) - haeffb MU - 2/10 13:15:39

Tesla isn't an NGO (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 13:40:06

What level of independence do you expect - haeffb MU - 2/10 14:10:10

Yes it’s different and so is a PMC which you randomly - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 14:32:48

What is PMC? - haeffb MU - 2/10 14:49:47

federal funding isn't the sole source of income for an NGO - Seagull MU - 2/10 14:34:12

Sure but they wouldn’t exist without federal funding - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 14:45:28

for most of them, I'm sure - Seagull MU - 2/10 14:59:02

That is not true. (nm) - haeffb MU - 2/10 14:50:09

If that’s the case then they should be fine - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 14:53:48

Well. Yes. - haeffb MU - 2/10 14:58:03

Why not? I thought these groups - Bosalphus KC - 2/10 15:03:53

Who said their mission would change? - haeffb MU - 2/10 15:11:18

you don't think the money influences the mission? - Seagull MU - 2/10 15:13:09

Definitely the how and the overall scope. - haeffb MU - 2/10 15:23:17

it's the "something" part of the equation that is - Seagull MU - 2/10 15:26:26

Congress defines the rules for any federal spending. (nm) - haeffb MU - 2/10 16:59:21

you keep making the mistake of thinking that b/c congress - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 18:12:51

No, I don’t make that assumption (nm) - haeffb MU - 2/10 18:34:34

that's the problem with accepting government funding - Seagull MU - 2/10 15:07:24

Non-Governmental Organization(nm) - meatiger MU - 2/10 12:24:38

Which now means: Fake charity designed to commit - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 2/10 12:28:00

RE: What purpose to NGO's serve?: Launder taxpayer cash to - BH O'bonga MU - 2/10 10:59:30

obfuscate, influence, corrupt. - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:53:32

Given they ran the open borders, I'd say they are - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 2/10 11:04:01

100%, but haeff thinks that because Congress approved funds, - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 18:13:44

I don’t think that. - haeffb MU - 2/10 18:51:08

Right. Your concern for the abuse of funds and power - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 19:07:45

Blaming Biden or USAID or NGO’s does nothing. - haeffb MU - 2/10 19:28:18

Like all things Democrat, they serve Democrats while harming - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 2/10 10:26:21

BOAISY (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/10 10:01:51

^^^As substantive an answer as you will ever get from an - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 2/10 10:29:40

well, I thought - meatiger MU - 2/10 09:56:29

Their purpose for the left is exactly what you described. - RHAYWORTH MU - 2/10 09:53:50