some insane neoliberal thought going on in here. 0% corporate tax rate? No regulations?
On the other end, also insanity. People en masse acting "good" with no perceived benefit? Y'all forget about basic human psychology? This is not something that actually happens.
The benefit is always personal: Tax, religious, spiritual, etc. Basically everyone engaging in philanthropy or volunteerism is usually doing it for a personal benefit, however esoteric it may seem to you externally.
BUT this reality is essentially what underpins the social contract of our modern society. We know that people will mostly be self interested over time and over a large population. So we collectively agree the government needs to exist to act unselfishly and do things contrary to the personal interest but in respect of the greater interest.
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