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Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country by jollybean on Sunday December 12, 2021 @11:41PM (#29536686)
There are always needs that go far beyond what the government will and should pay for.

Social justice, animal shelters, basic needs for foreign citizens etc..

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Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country by Jensson on Monday December 13, 2021 @12:06AM (#29536830)
Governments do all of those though. USA doesn't send a lot, true, but other governments send as up to 1% of their GDP as foreign aid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_development_aid_countr...

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Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country by PaulDavisThe1st on Monday December 13, 2021 @12:00AM (#29536792)
Sure, and that's all that charity covers in countries that believe that taxation should cover the rest.
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