Fire Sale

Fire is good for business:

The page claims that the “full donation will directly support” the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and United Way of Greater Los Angeles. However, in light of the recent fundraising scandals connected to ActBlue, it wouldn’t surprise me if ActBlue is, at the very least, still taking a transaction fee. But are the political campaigns also getting a little something more than just addresses for their email lists? At the very least, we should question why Democrats and left-wing organizations are pushing people to donate to relief funds through a partisan fundraising platform rather than directly. Typically, ActBlue takes a 3.95% transaction fee for every donation. While the donations are being made through ActBlue’s charitable arm, there’s little reason to believe every cent goes directly to the cause.

But it does line their wallets...