"And socially how effective is charity relative to giving it to the market? I'm not sure, but it's open to debate." Generally speaking this is true, but if you

"And socially how effective is charity relative to giving it to the market? I'm not sure, but it's open to debate." Generally speaking this is true, but if you look into the kind of charity work Bill Gates does, you'll find a lot of it is investing in setups that will be able to support themselves after a while and even pay back what was invested in them initially.