Difference between revisions of "The Beneficence Of Plutocrats"
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{{DES | des = People often excuse the harms done by plutocrats by citing later philanthropy. The Gates and Carnegie foundations, for example. But the benefits are hardly comparable in size to the harms, and they may not be what we want. Libertarians claim that government cannot spend tax money as wisely as individuals could; why then should we believe plutocrats could spend their profits as wisely as individuals could?| show=}} | {{DES | des = People often excuse the harms done by plutocrats by citing later philanthropy. The Gates and Carnegie foundations, for example. But the benefits are hardly comparable in size to the harms, and they may not be what we want. Libertarians claim that government cannot spend tax money as wisely as individuals could; why then should we believe plutocrats could spend their profits as wisely as individuals could?| show=}} | ||
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The alternative is simply democratic governance with taxation and support of worthwhile initiatives. | The alternative is simply democratic governance with taxation and support of worthwhile initiatives. | ||
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