Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke
by cosmotic on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @01:20PM
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It's great he donated his wealth to charity, but it's a little unfair that he took it upon himself to chose where the money went instead of letting the people choose.
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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke
by hr2016 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @01:30PM
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I don't feel so, care to explain why?
Why should the people get to choose?
Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke
by Mediterraneo10 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @01:47PM
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One of the reasons that private charity is somewhat looked down upon in certain countries with a robust welfare state is that historically, private charities were selective in whom they helped. If the private charity felt that your "lifestyle" (i.e. you were a mother out of wedlock, you were LGBT) or ethnicity was objectionable, you were just left to suffer. Or those private charities would assist you, but you were obliged to convert to their religious denomination or sit through a long sermon before getting to eat.
Welfare states run from taxpayer money and overseen by democratically elected officials, while they have their downsides that are often commented on, at least tend to assist groups that would be marginalized otherwise, and there are no religious strings attached.