Arguments Against Non Profit Organizations

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The war on cancer is still being fought after nearly 100 years and still nothing good has come out of this fight. Non-profit organizations are receiving massive donations but not utilizing all of it. There are thousands of people employed in the field of cancer. Cancer research technology is only going to continue to be produced as long as a cure is not found. Although there is a big effort put forth to fighting cancer, a cure will not be found in the near future because non-profit organizations are not non-profit, countless people will become unemployed, and the global economy will suffer. There is noticeable effort put into finding a cure. For example, in South Florida, researchers have results from a vaccine trial (Prater). The results …show more content…

They are most commonly known as organizations that receive donations in or der to grant the wishes of terminally ill children or just to support sick children. With research, it has been discovered that not all of the money being donated is being used honestly. Fondest Wish Foundation raised approximately $1.1 million and only spent $7,374 on fulfilling children’s wishes (McCoy). That is only 0.7%. Where could the remaining 99.3% of $1.1 million have gone? At least 50% of all of the money should have been distributed for different wish-granting purposes. Another instance of non-profit organizations being cheap is when Wishing Well paid $22,500 to settle charges that it only spent 1% of the $2.7 million it had raised that year (McCoy). It is selfish to keep the money that innocent, sympathetic people contributed and not use it for the intended cause. There are children dying from cancer and that money was not used for research or funding. Corruption is a viable candidate for a reason why the money has not been properly distributed. There are hundreds of instances where non-profit organizations are keeping money that should have been spent for aiding those in need. Another example of this corruption is apparent when $1.7 million in Michigan was received by donations, and only $30,769 was spent to aid in the rehabilitation of dangerously ill children …show more content…

It will never stay the same for too long because it is influenced by a multitude of factors. Cancer may be one of the biggest factors. According to a report in 2016, the cancer market is valued at about $112.90 billion USD and is projected to be around $161.30 billion USD in 5 years (Zion Market Research). The high price is due to the fact that cancer is present all around the world. Different cancers are more profitable than others. Breast cancer is found to be in a population of women on Long Island. The most common way of treating this form of cancer is with chemotherapy and/or an optional surgery that completely rids the body of the breasts. Following the words of Ronda LeBlanc-Sylvester, she suffered from breast cancer. She underwent a radical mastectomy and six months of chemotherapy but these therapies had no effect. The cancer spread to her bones and her liver (Paulsen). Chemotherapy costs $7,000 and a mastectomy costs about $20,000. Most women feel societal pressure to have breasts so they opt for reconstructive surgery. This surgery alone can run up to $8,000. So in order for one woman to rid herself of cancer and look “normal”, it will cost approximately $35,000. Some of this has to come out of her own pocket because insurance does not cover it all. If a cure were found, a woman would not have to pay these ridiculous prices. She would pay a one time fee to receive the cure and be free of cancer. If a cure

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