Although I too, believe that many elected officials have little to no understanding over many of the topics they have the duty to make decisions over, at the same time it is hard to stay informed of all the issues at hand. Often it takes lobbyists to bring attention to many issues like this since it is so out of the line of sight for many in their positions. Sometimes representatives are faced by issues they may not have even known existed before they are proposed. When a stubborn belief such as how members of congress view nonprofits as run by volunteers which means funding is unneeded is a real shame but hopefully something easy to enlighten someone about. Maybe since it is such a simple thing to learn, there are other reasons behind their reasoning and this belief is just something simple to go by. If anything, it would seem like more funding is needed since the recession with more needing help while more have less time to volunteer because of the need to work more hours. I realize that this goes against the very definition of a nonprofit, but it seems like without funding, they may have to adapt and find a way to make money (selling arts and crafts, etc.) as well as rely on volunteers without benefits. It would really be a shame if it came down to that though.
Her blog:http://msmason-usgovernment2305spring2011.blogspot.com/2011/03/congress-out-of-touch-with-americas.html
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