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> directly help people Indirect, I think you mean, and probably because people generally don’t trust their money to be spent well by institutions, and it’s not
by aksss 3y ago
> directly help people
Indirect, I think you mean, and probably because people generally don’t trust their money to be spent well by institutions, and it’s not hard to figure out why.
Americans lead the world in charitable giving and much of that is more direct - anonymously giving money to help a church member or giving money to local charities both are avenues with more visible impact.
- pixl97 3y agoIt's not hard to figure out why, this is the Southern Strategy in action. After decades of dissolving institutions in the US and handing over the power to corporations we're finally getting our comeuppance.
- aksss 3y ago> decades of dissolving institutions Yet, mysteriously, after these many decades of dissolution the quantity of federal employees and spending in general has gotten higher and higher.