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Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by dgzl on Sunday March 10, 2019 @05:02AM (#19351084)
> On that note, I find it supremely fucked up that people have to turn to crowdfunding to get their unexpected healthcare costs covered by benevolent internet citizens.

Keep in mind the percentage of folks who abuse this method of fundraising, instead of being truly needy.

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Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by SmellyGeekBoy on Sunday March 10, 2019 @06:33AM (#19351346)
Citation?
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Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by dgzl on Sunday March 10, 2019 @07:52AM (#19351581)
Personally I've seen plenty of crowdfunding initiatives that seem honest, but when looking closely you discover something with less integrity.

As I imagined, this isn't unique to my own circle:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrests-gofundme-homele...

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