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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gross that you give away $480M to a university that is doing just fine instead of using it to fix the systemic problems plaguing poor people in Chicago. That sum could change lives for generations but too bad it doesn’t put your name on buildings. [/quote]

I agree with this in theory, but the Ryans are long-time benefactors of the Chicago region and pour millions of dollars into the city every year through different philanthropic schemas. You can take issue with how that's done, but then you'd be leveling a criticism against the entire concept of modern philanthropy to begin with (which, again, I wouldn't necessarily disagree with). Considering that most of this money is going toward breakthrough medical research, I can't say it's a bad thing outright.

It's a tricky issue because detractors on the other side will harshly criticize what they perceive as rich people just "throwing money at poor people" to try to fix a problem instead of, you know, fixing the problem.[/quote]

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