for myself only, I really try to not be so cynical.
Afterall, down that path are doctors who keep patients sick to continue their revenue stream;
mechanics that don't fix your car properly (but undetectably) so they can keep billing you for work;
and ultimately, governments that explode dirty bombs with foreign markings and apparent foreign sources and operatives so that they can continue to raise the level of paranoia of the general population so "the government" can extend without resistence their powers and reduce liberties, freedoms, and privacy.
Nope, I really try to avoid that road if at all possible...
On the other hand, I wish people would "do" charity for its own sake and not as a marketing vehicle.
But I suppose, whatever gets the job done...
(sigh)
Cheers,
TM