Charity goes beyond charity to freebie giveaway?

I don’t begrudge ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” building people like handicapped Dallas police officer Carlton Marshall new homes.

BUT – the size? A 4,000 square foot home is, in my opinion, well beyond charity and in the neighborhood of giveaway. A 2,000-2,500 square foot model would be more than adequate, with the rest of the money going to a homeless shelter or something.

Now, the show warns people about higher tax bills and other problems associated with a home that size. Or monster-sized utility bills.

Nor the environmental wastefulness of building a home that size. And, a bling-like home won’t change what happened to Marshall nearly two years ago.