There probably is a sneaky aspect to all this, but having seen the benefits of private philanthropy up close (to whit: Gates Foundation providing otherwise unaf

There probably is a sneaky aspect to all this, but having seen the benefits of private philanthropy up close (to whit: Gates Foundation providing otherwise unaffordable HIV medication in southern Africa) I'd be slow to dismiss outright. It's not ideal, but for the people to whom this matters it makes not a jot of difference.