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In Search of the Red Cross' $500M in Haiti Relief

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When people expect you to pay far below market rates for management (and sometimes expect it to be volunteer only), it is inevitable that you will suffer massive mismanagement. Even organizations with great management make massive expensive blunders.

ARC pays massive salaries

Compared to what the private industry would pay for the same set of skills? Massive doesn't mean much if it is still a fraction of what those skills would otherwise be valued.

Re: In Search of the Red Cross' $500M in Haiti Relief

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I was upset to hear that nearly $30 million of the tsunami relief money ended up subsidizing the Japanese whaling fleet. (Heard that on Whale Wars, so I'm not 100% sure it's true.)

$30M is what Percentage?

Not much probably. Practically al fishermen's fleet was wipped and aquaculture where also damaged. Luckily, most yellowtail production was sold in the winter market a few weeks before, so seafarmers have enough money in the bank to start again.

Most whalers were probably offshore when the tsunami striked thus not so damaged. I'll bet that this $30M where for families that lost their relatives or houses, instead to buy better whalers, but i'm just guessing...

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ARC pays massive salaries

Compared to what the private industry would pay for the same set of skills? Massive doesn't mean much if it is still a fraction of what those skills would otherwise be valued.

The Red Cross is private industry...

Re: In Search of the Red Cross' $500M in Haiti Relief

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Think about what an NDA actually usually accomplishes when you work for the government.

Looking back, my response was rude. I'm sorry about that. Yes, you don't have to look hard to find examples of government projects that are plagued by agency problems, incompetence, and grift. However, those exact same things play out in the private sector. They're problems endemic in /any/ large undertaking. You feel it's worse in the public sector. I feel it's just as bad in the private sector (just that it's repor…

The difference is we all need to pay for public sector mistakes. We are all forced to pay for them. Poor, rich, doesn't matter. And the amount of money in public sector is much higher almost by definition.

In private sector, let's face it. Someone owns that business. The owner looses money if they are ineffective. Not all of us. Not all taxpayers. That's part of the reason why private business are better at not loosing too much money. Because this is Owner's money. He/she will make sure not too loose too much. Not to waste it. If he/she doesnt, more cost effective competition will take their place.

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