These philosophers may not be moved (at the level of moral foundations) by claims that their view conflicts with common-sense morality.
There is a danger, too, that money ends up being held by foundations that do not spend it.
Many continental companies such as Germany's ThyssenKrupp and Bosch are owned or partly owned by foundations that are obliged to take a long view.
Mr Mayer says a striking number of what he sees as the world's best firms, such as Bosch, Carlsberg, Bertelsmann and Tata, are owned by foundations that are pledged to pursue the public good.
In the interview, Ms. Rhee said the raises would be financed largely by foundations that had given her commitments of $75 million a year for five years, of which a "significant portion" would go for teacher compensation.
The idea has generated controversy nationwide, in part because trigger laws have been promoted by foundations that are frequently at odds with teacher unions.
Paul G. Schervish, director of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College, said the decline in bequests was accompanied by a sharp rise in lifetime giving to foundations by wealthy Americans that began in 1995.
The company at that time had 12 employees and was working with Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC), a nonprofit foundation by Lockheed Martin that helps companies commercialize technology invented at Sandia National Labs and other New Mexico-based research entities.
The target was a familiar argument for staying single: "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" Mr. Mulaney, who mentions his girlfriend in his act, builds this bit's foundation by repeating that question, following it each time with a punch line.
It is crucial therefore to a) lay the political foundations by raising awareness that cancer control is not only about treatment, and b) identify innovative ways to invest in prevention through cross-sectorial collaboration.
