The Power of Charity

The idea behind charity is to create a society in which charity isn't needed anymore, but that won't happen if the rich and powerful benefit from it. Having the rich subsidize the mistakes and inefficiencies of our government puts power into a super-select few who just don't know what they're doing. We shouldn't expect these people to be good at solving the world's problems beyond suggesting, well, through the power of the market. Because that's how you get Elon Musk.

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