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10. The Red Cross specifically asks that canned and other goods *not* be donated

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 06:24 PM

Oct 2012

because it is very inefficient use of their resources, requiring sorting and repackaging before distribution.

They can do better with money, which allows them to more quickly distribute massive amounts of pre-sorted and pre-packaged goods to where they are needed.

It also enables them to distribute *what* is needed. Ice is more important in summer than at the end of October. Fresh water always important. It sounds from descriptions that food is not the problem at the moment; shelter and transportation are. Especially transportation to get NY/NJ up and running again. Combined they are huge economies and the entire country depends on them for certain activities.

Canned goods to feed a meal to 100 or so isn't going to help a situation where you have to aid millions.

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It's incredible to think that a canned food drive can cope with a massive natural disaster [View all] MrScorpio Oct 2012 OP

Romney would throw canned food to a drowning man rightsideout Oct 2012 #1

AT a drowning man tanyev Oct 2012 #15

WilLIARd is a fucking joke malaise Oct 2012 #2

Maybe Ann can hold a bake sale? Raster Oct 2012 #3

Hey, it was a whole campaign bus full! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #4

Yep, it will repair barrier islands, sea walls, roads, subways, railroads LeftInTX Oct 2012 #5

This is EXACTLY how the private sector would battle disaster relief Mr. Ected Oct 2012 #6

When Issac hit here in August revolution breeze Oct 2012 #7

The Red Cross specifically asks that canned and other goods *not* be donated magical thyme Oct 2012 #10

Which they probably bought with donated cash. Mariana Oct 2012 #12

They bought in as close to the zone as they could nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #26

Flip-Flopper's FEMA bongbong Oct 2012 #8

Its the pork and beans express bus. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #9

'pub version of a Taco Truck DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #13

Dude could have at least organized a spaghetti feed at the Legion. Brickbat Oct 2012 #11

It's something a Boy Scout would do. Not a mega millionaire candidate. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #14

Romney was playing to the Ayn Randers/Republicans who think the US is such a GENEROUS Nay Oct 2012 #16

but, the media all showed up.... spanone Oct 2012 #17

And made fun of it. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #24

They never miss a good trainwreck. libdem4life Oct 2012 #25

agreed. he's incompetent RainDog Oct 2012 #18

And you just know there a lots of cans of creamed corn bleever Oct 2012 #19

A really big selfish one hootinholler Oct 2012 #20

"What a dangerously incompetent fuck" aletier_v Oct 2012 #21

In other cultures nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #22

Maybe he was trying out for a WalMart job... stocking shelves? Greeter? Def not PR material. libdem4life Oct 2012 #23