[aksss]

> directly help people

Indirect, I think you mean, and probably because people generally don’t trust their money to be spent well by institutions, and it’s not hard to figure out why.

Americans lead the world in charitable giving and much of that is more direct - anonymously giving money to help a church member or giving money to local charities both are avenues with more visible impact.

[pixl97]

It's not hard to figure out why, this is the Southern Strategy in action. After decades of dissolving institutions in the US and handing over the power to corporations we're finally getting our comeuppance.

[aksss]

> decades of dissolving institutions

Yet, mysteriously, after these many decades of dissolution the quantity of federal employees and spending in general has gotten higher and higher.