Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
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Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
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Re: Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
#2I'm inclined to believe the premise. Tax is just better at equalising. But, I do respect the Gates for their philanthropy towards health, especially, women's reproductive health during a time US political toxicity removed a huge amount of aid due to the anti abortionists power in domestic politics.
Re: Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
#3> Andrew Carnegie, the pioneer of entrepreneurial philanthropy, who argued in the late 19th century that ‘the problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship’
Has this ever happened? I don’t see these circles mixing much unless it is a wealthy donor donating to a charity, or a wealthy person marrying someone of a lower class.
Why not start companies that make money and do good. Entrepreneurs can eat their cake and it’s not a non profit so it’ll stand on its own two feet. If you build a successful business money will come - it’s not your fault if there is a lot of it. But how you build that business and how it impacts society - that you can control. Not saying it’s a model for everyone, but an example is Bcorp
Re: Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
#4I'm inclined to believe the premise. Tax is just better at equalising. But, I do respect the Gates for their philanthropy towards health, especially, women's reproductive health during a time US political toxicity removed a huge amount of aid due to the anti abortionists power in domestic politics.
Are you saying that individuals wielding massive amounts of power in shaping social policy isn't such a terrible thing as long as those people have the "right" political view?
Re: Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
#5I'm inclined to believe the premise. Tax is just better at equalising. But, I do respect the Gates for their philanthropy towards health, especially, women's reproductive health during a time US political toxicity removed a huge amount of aid due to the anti abortionists power in domestic politics.
Bill Gates was a destructive businessman. His philanthropy is tied up in his "power" world view. The way the press fawns over his every word is nauseating and a part of this power dynamic. We worship the rich.
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#6Very informative paper, but very left-wing in its base assumptions. Another problem with the paper is that in many instances, it passes off speculation, that conforms with the left-wing world view, as established fact, which is quite disingenuous/propagandistic.
Re: Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
#7Very informative paper, but very left-wing in its base assumptions. Another problem with the paper is that in many instances, it passes off speculation, that conforms with the left-wing world view, as established fact, which is quite disingenuous/propagandistic.
It's 2021. If it's not left wing bias, it's hate speech and never gets published.
Re: Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
#8I'm inclined to believe the premise. Tax is just better at equalising. But, I do respect the Gates for their philanthropy towards health, especially, women's reproductive health during a time US political toxicity removed a huge amount of aid due to the anti abortionists power in domestic politics.
Are you saying that individuals wielding massive amounts of power in shaping social policy isn't such a terrible thing as long as those people have the "right" political view?
Individuals wielding massive amounts of power still add diversity in their philantropy approaches, compared to government position.
Re: Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
#9Am I missing some new revelation here?
It seems the main point boils down to people with money influencing things through philanthropy and that one's influence is skewed towards their own communities, interests, and experiences (which can create cycles).
Re: Elite philanthropy locks in and perpetuate inequalities
#10The alternative is to keep funding more and more bureaucrats. Until you get to this [0]
[0] https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/S-F-pays-61-000-a-...