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I don’t know the way around this, but I do think it’s good that power is not centralized in one governmental structure, even if that structure is Democratic, an
by mikkergp 4y ago
I don’t know the way around this, but I do think it’s good that power is not centralized in one governmental structure, even if that structure is Democratic, and I also think it’s good that there are a diverse set of philosophies determining how philanthropy should happen.
I don’t know that I love the idea of billionaires being the solution to those two problems, but I do think that some part of our resiliency as a nation is because the government doesn’t have total control over those things.
Not to mention the obvious conundrum that this may be great when the party you support is in power but not so great when they’re not.
- ryan93 4y agoThey are not a “solution” they are private citizens engaging in activities that are not if your business.
- mikkergp 4y agoDid you mean to say that are none of my business? I’m not sure what you are getting at here.
- banannaise 4y ago> I don’t know the way around this, but I do think it’s good that power is not centralized in one governmental structure, even if that structure is Democratic If your assertion is that nobody should wield nation-scale power, then I agree, and welcome to anarchism! If your assertion is that billionaires are an effective check on governmental power, I'm... not seeing it. Particularly given how much power billionaires have to influence the government itself.