Paid volunteerism is still an oxymoron
Rife With Bogus Idealism, Waste, AmeriCorps Doesn't Need To Exist
(By JAMES BOVARD, IBD Editorials) - President Obama signed legislation Tuesday to triple the number of AmeriCorps members from 75,000 to 250,000.
Obama declared that the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act is about "connecting deeds to needs." Ironically, the signing ceremony and a $5 billion multiyear outlay for AmeriCorps came one day after Obama called on his cabinet members to trim $100 million in wasteful government spending.
Paying people on false pretenses to do unnecessary things is the soul of AmeriCorps. Since President Clinton created this program in 1993, politicians have endlessly touted its recruits as volunteers toiling selflessly for the common good.
(By JAMES BOVARD, IBD Editorials) - President Obama signed legislation Tuesday to triple the number of AmeriCorps members from 75,000 to 250,000.
Obama declared that the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act is about "connecting deeds to needs." Ironically, the signing ceremony and a $5 billion multiyear outlay for AmeriCorps came one day after Obama called on his cabinet members to trim $100 million in wasteful government spending.
Paying people on false pretenses to do unnecessary things is the soul of AmeriCorps. Since President Clinton created this program in 1993, politicians have endlessly touted its recruits as volunteers toiling selflessly for the common good.
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