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> If you think GFM planned to “steal” the money, you clearly have no clue that the organizer’s plan called for excess funds to be given to charities.

So Gofundme gets to turn all the funds into "excess" funds?

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Per GFM's standard procedures, which the organizers agreed to when setting up the gofundme, when a gfm gets cancelled, donators have a certain amount of time to ask for refunds. The leftover money that wasn't refunded goes to charities of the choosing of the organizers of the gfm

You're surprised GFM refused to fund an occupation of the nation's capitol?

The charities were being selected by the organizers.

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