Do you know what happens to your donations? Very little goes to candidates if you give to these five organizations. It’s a scenario that has become all too familiar. You’re frustrated with the gridlock in DC; you’re sickened by the burgeoning national debt; you think the country has gone to “hell in a handbasket” under the current administration and party leadership; and then you get a direct mail piece, or an email, or see an ad on the web that promises change by supporting candidates who embrace your ideals. Hopeful and excited to learn that there are organizations willing to fight for what you think will “fix this country,” you grab your credit card and fire off a donation, confident you have contributed to a worthwhile cause. If only it were so! The reality may well be far from what you believe, and have a right to expect; in fact, you may be sickened to learn the truth about how little of your money actually goes to directly or indirectly supporting candidates and their campaigns. This article is not a piece of commentary about beliefs or ideologies; airing concerns openly can be constructive, civil debate can be productive, and incumbency shouldn’t equate to job security. This article is about the hijacking of a movement that started in 2009 by the modern equivalent of the “Old West Snake Oil Salesman.” Slick, fast-talking, and capable of whipping a crowd into a frenzy, they travel from town to town peddling their promises of “change.’ more . . .
Almost reminds me of how our tax dollars, that are supposed to go to helping people, end up getting siphoned off into the pockets of useless bureaucrats.
Is this an apples to apples comparison? Given the Tea Party is a movement not a political party per se and has no centralized control like the democraps and GOP.