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by Radim 4690 days ago
Charity.

But the best kind, the kind that may actually work long-term (as long as "raise money" means voluntary donations, and not some sort of taxation).

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Not trying to be snarky, but are you implying that raising money through taxation would somehow not make this work?
I think he's saying that if the money is raised through taxation then it's not charity.