Gofundme - what a brilliant idea. Wish I had thought of it. There is no doubt there are scammers that use it but there are others that found ways to capitalize on it. I know of one person who, in my opinion, makes a living on it. He sets it up for many things. "My car broke down, I can't afford to get it fix and I can't get to work" He sets it up for $1,500 or so. "I hurt myself and the medical bills are (whatever). Please help". Whenever he needs money for something this is his way of getting it. Some might call that scamming I call it taking advantage of the system and others. It's like doctors that take advantage of Medicare. "Oh yes you have a problem but I want you to go home take a few pills and come back next week and then we'll take care of it". That way we can bill for 2 visits instead of one. That happened to me twice in the past 6 months. In both cases I got the problem taken care of the next day by a different doctor (abscess) and dentist (tooth extraction). Me, I wouldn't give him a dime to a Gofundme account. I'm of the opinion they've been too corrupted. Me, I'd rather donate to the source, not an in-between. For instance, food to a shelter and money directly to a hospital like Childrens' hospitals.
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