Well, could I get around this by saying that those polls only show that gov't foreign aid is too high- meaning nothing about private charities. The gov't has a terrible (and widely known) record of aid finding its way into the wrong hands, and those poll results could just be a reflection of that.
Jason ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 09:51:33 -0400 >From: Alex Tabarrok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Charity >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >The public good story is also inconsistent with public opinion polls >which show that the public always think the foreign aid budget is too >*large*. If the public good story were true people would be clamoring >for collective action. > >Alex > >-- >Alexander Tabarrok >Department of Economics, MSN 1D3 >George Mason University >Fairfax, VA, 22030 >Tel. 703-993-2314 > >Web Page: http://mason.gmu.edu/~atabarro/ > >and > >Director of Research >The Independent Institute >100 Swan Way >Oakland, CA, 94621 >Tel. 510-632-1366 > > > >
