Well here is my take.. its not worth anything but here goes...
Anytime I see a go fund me account I truly analyze it.. the general public has taken advantage of it to the point where it's not trustworthy to many people.. its truly been abused by many people
Dusty is a good dude.. regardless of how much he makes or doesn't make its going to impact his savings..
if you want to contribute to a go fund me just realize you have no control on how the money is spent.. its up to the honestly of the person to spend it on its purpose.. medical bills and expenses.. if it bothers you that they may not spend it wisely then do not contribute..
I know many people who have used go fund me for medical bills in my area.. I never contribute.. I send them a personal message and ask where the care is being done.. I then send money on to their account.. or I have even paid money onto their mortgage .. so if you don't trust people's intention then don't donate.. if you want to help do what I do.. or not.. pretty simple
As another has noted, this thread has gone at bit sideways but hopefully
we can resurrect something good from it and learn from it, unfortunately
all this at Dusty's expense.
Lats . . . I like your style. I too will just contact the manager of the
account and if legit, just write than a check. Just did so for a relative.
I could not, with a clear conscious, let him sink. So I wrote him a
big fat check, a gift from me to him. The only 'strings' attached is
that he tell nobody and it will not be paid back. I can only hope that he
uses it as intended but once out of my hands, I exert zero control and
the subject will never be spoken of again. (It was a bunch of $, will
change his life forever.)
I have never contributed to any of these 'send me money fund raising'
accounts but have worked on projects that would not exist had they
not been funded that way. Does that make me a hypocrite?
All in all, I hope Dusty is well and finds a way, intends to stay that way.