This is a searching analysis of some of America's most powerful tax-exempt foundations, their actions as opposed to their stated purpose's, the interlocking groups of men who run them, and their influence on the country at large. The author, as counsel to the Reece Committee, which investigated foundations for the last Republican Congress, gained a unique insight into the inner workings of the various Rockefeller, Carnegie and Ford-created giants. He also witnessed the intense and powerful opposition to any investigation of these multi-billion-dollar public trusts. The Reece investigation was virtually hamstrung from the start to its early demise, which was aided and abetted by leading newspaper of the country. "It is difficult for the public to understand," writes Mr. Wormser, "that some of the great foundations which have done so much for us in some fields have acted tragically against the public interest in others, but the facts are there for the unprejudiced to recognize." "The power of the individual foundation giant is enormous. When there is like-mindedness among a group of these giants, which apparently is due to the existence of a closely knit group of professional administrators in the social science field, the power is magnified hugely. When such foundations do good, they justify the tax-exempt status which the people grant them. When they do harm, it can be immense harm - there is virtually no counter-force to oppose them."

Foundations

Politics & Social Sciences

Wormser, Rene A.

Social Sciences

Angriff Pr

This is a searching analysis of some of America's most powerful tax-exempt foundations, their actions as opposed to their stated purpose's, the interlocking groups of men who run them, and their influence on the country at large. The author, as counsel to the Reece Committee, which investigated foundations for the last Republican Congress, gained a unique insight into the inner workings of the various Rockefeller, Carnegie and Ford-created giants. He also witnessed the intense and powerful opposition to any investigation of these multi-billion-dollar public trusts. The Reece investigation was virtually hamstrung from the start to its early demise, which was aided and abetted by leading newspaper of the country. "It is difficult for the public to understand," writes Mr. Wormser, "that some of the great foundations which have done so much for us in some fields have acted tragically against the public interest in others, but the facts are there for the unprejudiced to recognize." "The power of the individual foundation giant is enormous. When there is like-mindedness among a group of these giants, which apparently is due to the existence of a closely knit group of professional administrators in the social science field, the power is magnified hugely. When such foundations do good, they justify the tax-exempt status which the people grant them. When they do harm, it can be immense harm - there is virtually no counter-force to oppose them."

Foundations: Their Power and Influence

Reference

Covenent House Books

Foundations presents the United States in 1950. A self sufficient republic that fed on cheap, nourishing food, breathed clean air, drank good water, manufactured all it needed, wore it's own garments of wool, cotton and leather, educated its young and offered them jobs, fairly priced housing, safe streets, newspapers, and an optimistic future. Families ate together three times a day, mom baked apple pies, dad worked around the house, the children played with neighbourhood friends, there were days at the beach, picnics, barbecues, horseshoes and church on Sundays. Ours was never an ideal society, but it was pleasant and had promise. What happened to this nation? Foundations offers some surprising, virtually ignored insights.By the time the Greeks invented political science 2500 years ago, they understood that every government has a conservative faction that preserves those aspects of government that have proven themselves useful and a faction that advocates for change that brings forward ideas to improve what is in place. The work of these two forces together is meant to allow a government to adapt and change over time. When these factions can no longer work together, revolution results. A period of bloodshed and hardship brings about a strong unifying government which lasts until two new parties come into being. In the early 20th century greed and misguided tax law diverted vast pools of money from the tax revenues of the republic and placed it in the hands of uncontrolled foundations to the certain benefit of the few with chimeric visions of benefits for the many. This money, tax revenue intended to benefit the people of the republic, was diverted from the coffers or the republic to foundations. The foundations were soon taken over by socialist, social science academics 'managers' and used their monies to advocate for social change to the detriment of the republic. Many 'managers' were well motivated but their untested theories supported by the vast resources of the foundations destroyed the balance between conservation and change. History has shown that the theories of the New Dealers were no more successful than Russian Communism. Many utopians over the centuries have had dreams of improving mans' lot - with foundation money and a century of spending it, these élites have brought the West to the World Economic Forum. An organization promoting theories very similar to Marxist Leninism. Nobody has ever established what makes for a good leader: aristocrat, philosopher, jurist, preacher, general, orator . . .. All have all been tried with some joy and some sorrow. For the first time in history we are about to experiment with the possession of money as the criterion of the good leader. The possession of money is not the possession of intelligence, knowledge, wisdom, justice, or morals. Experience shows it to lead to overbearing hubris and envy. Why it is theorized that wealth from inheritance, luck, industry or fraud might make for good leaders is what the world is about to witness. The irony may be that the assets of the foundations will pay off the national debt when once again we find a stable government.

Foundations; their Power and Influence - Abridged

Politics & Government

Sophron Editor

This is a searching analysis of some of America's most powerful tax-exempt foundations, their actions as opposed to their stated purpose's, the interlocking groups of men who run them, and their influence on the country at large. The author, as counsel to the Reece Committee, which investigated foundations for the last Republican Congress, gained a unique insight into the inner workings of the various Rockefeller, Carnegie and Ford-created giants. He also witnessed the intense and powerful opposition to any investigation of these multi-billion-dollar public trusts. The Reece investigation was virtually hamstrung from the start to its early demise- which was aided and abetted by leading newspaper of the country. "It is difficult for the public to understand," writes Mr. Wormser, "that some of the great foundations which have done so much for us in some fields have acted tragically against the public interest in others, but the facts are there for the unprejudiced to recognize." "The power of the individual foundation giant is enormous. When there is like-mindedness among a group of these giants, which apparently is due to the existence of a closely knit group of professional administrators in the social science field, the power is magnified hugely. When such foundations do good, they justify the tax-exempt status which the people grant them. When they do harm, it can be immense harm - there is virtually no counter-force to oppose them."

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Foundations

Foundations: Their Power and Influence

Foundations; their Power and Influence - Abridged

Foundations: Their Power and Influence

Foundations: Their Power and Influence