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Countries like the US focus power in the hands of elites, who act benevolent or not as they wish. To influence their allocation decisions, you have various meth
by calibraxis 12y ago
Countries like the US focus power in the hands of elites, who act benevolent or not as they wish. To influence their allocation decisions, you have various methods at your disposal. In a dictatorship, you'd similarly try to influence the king; in a Soviet state, you'd influence the Party; etc. In the US, you influence capitalists and the state which serves them.
If you look closer at the critiques than some news article, the Gates Foundation has been reported to give money to big pharma and strengthen intellectual property rights. Rather than more fundamental changes to the system. Feel free to look closer at the real, serious critiques.