Bono and other rich liberals just using the foundation as a tax dodge...I don't believe it

I've often said liberalism and hypocrisy are one in the same...for some reason multi millionaires like to lecture others but they will not live their lives like that.  ALGORE's use multiple houses and SUVs as well as an old private jet while expecting other people to use electric cars is another classic example.  But here is a great one.

Bono's ONE foundation under fire for giving tiny percentage of funds to charity Mail Online 

Bono's anti-poverty foundation ONE is under pressure to explain its lavish salaries after it was revealed that only a small percentage of money it raises reaches the needy.  The non-profit organisation set up by the U2 frontman received almost £9.6m in donations in 2008 but handed out only £118,000 to good causes (1.2 per cent).


The figures published by the New York Post also show that £5.1m went towards paying salaries.

The revelations come at an embarrassing time for the Irish rock legend, who is New York this week lobbying governments at the UN's Millenium Goals summit to do more to alleviate suffering in the Third World.

The Post was one of several U.S. newspapers to receive a host of expensive gifts including leather notebooks valued at £9.60, bags of coffee worth the same amount and £13 water bottles....

In 2009, the group campaigned to have enshrined in British law a commitment to development assistance abroad.

Good to know they buy only the very best.  But you donors you don't seem to understand...you were not giving money to help people.  You were paying people to raise "awareness"... 

ONE spokesman Oliver Buston has now defended the way the organisation is run, insisting the money is used for promoting its campaign and raising awareness rather than being handed straight to those who need help.

He said: 'We don't provide programmes on the ground. We're an advocacy and campaigning organisation.'

ONE said it took no money from the public and that most of its funding came from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

OK Oliver how about this...say to the people that you are trying to take money from "we're not going to really help people....we're gonna lobby to get the politicians to use other people's money for this...but you can still deduct the full amount from your taxes...after all we all know this is nothing but a tax dodge..."