One person should not choose where and to what social services need funding. That's why we have government and not kings and queens. I think that would be a mo

One person should not choose where and to what social services need funding. That's why we have government and not kings and queens. I think that would be a more compelling argument if our governments had a stronger democratic mandate and our political systems offered the people genuine choices in how money was being spent on their behalf. Looking at what's been happening in places like the US and UK recently, I'm not sure it's the best time to be arguing for big government and redistribution of wealth as a vehicle for social responsibility.