The Democrats’ $6 Billion National Service Boondoggle

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By Michelle Malkin

Maybe it’s just me, but I find federal legislation titled “The GIVE Act” and “The SERVE Act” downright creepy. Even more troubling: the $6 billion price tag on these bipartisan bills to expand government-funded national service efforts.

Volunteerism is a wonderful thing, which is why millions of Americans do it every day without a cent of taxpayer money. But the volunteerism packages on the Hill are less about promoting effective charity than about creating make-work, permanent bureaucracies and left-wing slush funds.

The House passed the “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act”—or the GIVE Act—last week. The Senate took up the.... Read more.