How We Give Now

In the United States, more and more of these services and systems have been underfunded publicly (by taxes), and so philanthropy has stepped in. These are two sides of the American historical coin: we underinvest in our shared public systems while we celebrate individual generosity. This places a burden on voluntary acts and giving that is both too

The rules about giving are currently written in ways that benefit only the wealthy, even as the vast majority of giving comes from everyday people.