It's weird to me that there aren't more rich people paying for therapy for those who can't afford it.
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Wut why? That’s a weird expectation. Progressive taxation and universal healthcare including mental healthcare, yes. Expecting wealthy to do things like that is just odd.
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Man, we are so different but I love it. So, two reasons; 1) anecdotally, I know a few wealthy people who do this and seem to find it very satisfying; and 2) it's financially practical for wealthy people to create charitable trusts, foundations, etc...
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... yet I've never heard of a foundation with directly subsidizing mental health as its focus, despite ample data about the value of therapy/treatment for folks.
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Simply wont scale. Can work for rare and low incidence things, but the number of needy people who have mental health issues would totally swamp wealthy people’s direct charitable capabilities. Nice that a few do it though.
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