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I think we should start something called "time philanthropy". Here is how it works: Since many people have more time than money, they should be required to do

I think we should start something called "time philanthropy". Here is how it works: Since many people have more time than money, they should be required to donate a certain amount of time towards volunteering at working on public projects for the government. This could include: construction, cleaning up trash on the highway, fix roads, etc. An elected government would get to figure out where the volunteers get to allocate their time. I think this would be a great benefit to our society.

ivank 12y ago
That would forego any kind of comparative advantage each person has. "Just as there is only one best charity, there is only one best way to donate to that charity. Whether you volunteer versus donate money versus raise awareness is your own choice, but that choice has consequences. If a high-powered lawyer who makes $1,000 an hour chooses to take an hour off to help clean up litter on the beach, he's wasted the opportunity to work overtime that day, make $1,000, donate to a charity that will hire a hundred poor people for $10/hour to clean up litter, and end up with a hundred times more litter removed." http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gj/efficient_charity_do_unto_others/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gj/efficient_charity_do_unto_others...