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Capitalist systems could be described as systems where the government plays a larger role in monetary policy through banking, loans, etc. In a true free market the government would…

We get to hear a speaker explain how to tap into the secret behind dowsing rods to build a space drive? Sounds...um...never mind.

I think it comes down to how you value what other people do. I value certain musicians and actually enjoy paying for what they do. It's not enough for me to say I like them. I feel…

Do you have some examples of where that's actually worked in a significant way? I'd love to do a follow-up post of counter examples.

I hear you, but we all have a pretty good idea how to compensate hair dressers and waiters. We also agree that there's an implicit contract that tipping is part of the transaction.…

When can I meet your polite alias?

You're right in that the Kroc grant doesn't cover them forever. That wasn't my point. I think NPR is a very well run organization. When they received the Kroc grant they used it to…

In all seriousness, what does "tax deductible" mean to you?

I hope so too. I'd like to be wrong in my observation.

1.) I pulled the figure from WolframAlpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=wikipedia+monthly+visit... Which is based on Alexa. 2.) Every charity makes it a point to spell out …

Good point. They've done studies where just eyes draw on a tip jar get more donations.

Always the best motivator.

My post was about using this model to support blogs and podcasts. Not bona fide charitable organizations. I actually have experience in doing successful online fundraising for thos…

Thank you for your notes. 1.) I didn't say Wikipedia has 5 billion uniques. I said it gets 5 billion visitors . In ad sales a visitor is different than a unique. I changed it to "v…