After World War II, the welfare state experienced extraordinary development. It seemed that the poverty and anguish of families disappeared forever, but only in the countries where capitalism develops, as no one cared about the third world. As always, the weight of war was borne by the working class and by the capitalists, performance. Thanks to the pressure of the working class, the working class was able to obtain a greater part of its value, as a progressive redistribution of income was carried out. Therefore, social spending increased and welfare reached society as a whole.
Over the past forty years, State social spending has been drastically reduced and welfare has been completely weakened, until the poorer classes have come to pay for it, particularly in a crisis as severe as the current one. Progressive income redistributing taxes have suffered a considerable setback and the rich have become richer, while the poor have become poorer.
In order to “help” people in situations of personal poverty and countries in recession, companies have appeared as philanthropies, some significant people manage money, that is, instead of democratic states managing money, rich individuals will. Rich people like Bill Gates or Warren Buffet will represent the social state. Among us are the BBVA Foundation, the Telefónica Foundation, etc. These foundations will also participate in the social functions of the State.
For example, in the United States, it reaches 3 percent of the GDP of philanthropic companies, in the French state it reaches 0.2 percent and in Canada it reaches 0.5 percent. 72 percent of the income sources of these U.S. companies come from private individuals, 12 percent from foundations, 5 percent from companies, and the rest from inheritance.
These philanthropic companies raise funds to offer public services. Creation of a local school, nursery etc. On average, 52 percent of the revenue corresponds to internal management and the remainder to service delivery. This means that these services have been privatised and in the countries of origin of philanthropists will normally have more money, so they will have better services than in countries where there are no philanthropists. Furthermore, the quality of services will be worse, as instead of professionals participating in voluntary and voluntary activities.
On the other hand, companies that deliver the money will pay less tax and, in addition, they will be bleached. The rich are allowed to manage money, rather than in a more equitable way; welfare is left to philanthropists.
One of the best known philanthropists is Bill Gates, the richest in the world, who has two foundations. These two million dollars will be managed by the Bank of Spain via the Internet. Recipients: charity, your university, local association, etc. And it must not be forgotten that no one has elected those money distributors; first, the governors of the state are elected by the voters.
In addition, "aid" to backward countries is provided by developed states and leverages corruption and numerous dictators. Today, this “support” is also carried out in part by many powerful foundations and in some cases in the service of multinationals. It seems that the Gates Foundation is promoting GMOs in many countries in Africa on the pretext of dealing with hunger. In this paragraph, the State is also withdrawing in favour of multinationals.
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