Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Background Checks?

A southern newspaper had an article about requiring background checks on volunteers in a particular county. Before we go after folks who want to volunteer their free time,  let's do background checks on clergy.  They come in contact with all types of folks at their most vulnerable.  Then let's do them on politicians, lawyers, bankers.  I don't think Bernie Madoff had one done on him.  He handled billions of dollars.

I stopped volunteering when a three page volunteer form was handed to me.  The information on there was beyond personal and frankly, non of their business.  None.  Way too much personal information is being given out lately.  Way too much is stolen.  Just look at NSA.  Google e-mail users, we are told, can not expect privacy.  Conveniently, they say you can't trust a third party.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/13/gmail-privacy_n_3751971.html


Equally convenient, brokerage firms also source their work to third parties.   This process, lessens the confidentiality and accounts are compromised.  It does save the companies money and that is what they care about.  Not us.

Volunteers save companies money.  They provide enormous comfort.  There may be some areas in which backgrounds checks are necessary.  But before we do this, let's check out the corporations, clergy, politicians, lawyers, bankers, presidents.  They have a huge history of illegal activities.
 



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