@vgr You think that the Gates Foundation would be more effective if they gave all their domestic spending to the federal government?
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@vgr Or are you saying that "other things" are not currently equal? But they should be? -
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@harryh the second one. Gates foundation not much better than government if you dig in. Many of the same people, instis, processes involved - Show replies
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@vgr only if you assume the government embodies civic desires. Which it at best approximates -
@drethelin About as approximately as a rich person understands needs of a poor one suffering a social cost. Hence other things equal clause
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@vgr This is my favorite essay by Henry George "AN EPIDEMIC of what passes for charity is sweeping over the land..." http://savingcommunities.org/docs/george.henry/helpunemployed.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@vgr On what basis: efficiency of expenditure, or selection of purpose?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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