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The government is however a democracy, Bill Gates isn't.

• zozbot234 6y ago
  Strictly speaking, the U.S. is a republic not a democracy. Are you sure that your average congresscritter makes better decisions on money allocation at the margin than a private philanthropist would?
  • throwaway2048 6y ago
    I have more faith in democracy than I do in the dictates of random, unaccountable billionaires yes.
    • throwaway0a5e 6y ago
      Microsoft and Amazon don't care what color my house is or how close my garage is to the property line so long as I keep paying them. Just paying my property taxes is not enough to prevent arbitrary violation of my property rights by my local government.
  • IfOnlyYouKnew 6y ago
    Strictly speaking, the US is both a republic and a democracy, and this stupid meme needs to die.