Power to the political

Power to the political
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20140330,0,1556558.column#axzz2xRmRqdvE

"To suggest that such organizations can effectively supplant government social programs is worse than a mere fantasy — it's a cynical and dangerous fantasy that serves only as a talking point to cut those programs.

The truth is that private, communal and religious giving simply can't meet the needs that government programs handle."

Those are:
1. Divert funds to political allies.
2. Keeping trapped the ignorant mass of peons
3. Empower  political bosses to buy elections