Saturday, March 5, 2016

Nonprofits Flourished During Great Recession





Nonprofit organizations flourished during the Great Recession according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and published by the Washington Post.  We must ask: how could any business survive an onslaught of a government induced financial disaster that destroyed the lives of millions of Americans, indeed, countless millions of people around the world?  The answer is simple: the federal government subsidized them:


But private giving isn't the only way non-profits take in money. Federal government funding was extremely important in helping them expand services, especially as state and local governments cut back. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act pumped millions of dollars into education and training groups, for example, to help workers who lost their jobs.
At the same time, organizations dipped into rainy day funds to stay afloat, resulting in a decline in asset levels. Some workers may have accepted lower wages for non-profit work because of the poor job market, boosting employment as well.
 Oh yeah, the power of other peoples’ money, courtesy of the Federal Reserve, confiscatory policies of Democrats and the strong arm of the IRS.

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