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CitizenPleb | 26 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Most non-profits are taxed differently, but many rely heavily on corporate and private individual donors. 

You don’t need a large government in order to have a successful non-profit.
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trey | 26 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Not at all. Just saying if you look at share of revenue across nonprofits it’s very heavily government funded, with still even greater need.

Who will make up the government pie should the government not exist (or money printer not exist)

Btw, I think money printer shouldn’t exist but will for our generation and further I actually believe
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CitizenPleb | 26 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 There’s an argument to be made that nobody has to fill the government’s pie. It’s more nuanced than this of course. And the government and printer aren’t going anywhere as you’ve aptly state. 

Non-profits are just a tax designation and they are not all equal, some do great work, others not so much. 

Segmenting out scientific and clinical research non-profits in terms of government funding is a whole other discussion as well. 

Should foundations created by billionaire benefactors living or dead receive government funding? 

Again, when we talk about non-profits we’re also talking about a 501(c) tax designation that is applied to everything from Harvard University to The Church of Kanye (although the latter was revoked this year.)