24Dec2019 기사 "Forget big donations. Go for structural reforms."

Out of whack 

: Out of order, not working

While these 1-percenters deserve praise for their generosity, the reality is these donations are also symptoms of an economic system out of whack

alleviate

: to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.

this kind of giving does little to alleviate structural problems afflicting millions of others who are not being helped by a theatrical act of philanthropy. 

less visible move to -v

in contrast to Washington State’s less visible move to make tuition free or reduce its cost for every admitted low-income student at its state schools.

loopholes

Many critics also cite the tax benefits that philanthropists may receive, allowing them to take advantage of dubious tax loopholes like carried interest.

What Billionaires Don’t Understand About College Debt

:Forget big donations. Go for structural reforms.

  While these 1-percenters deserve praise for their generosity, the reality is these donations are also symptoms of an economic system out of whack; this kind of giving does little to alleviate structural problems afflicting millions of others who are not being helped by a theatrical act of philanthropy.

  It’s likely that the billionaires would have had a much bigger impact had they put at least some of that money toward reforming either the astronomically expensive college system, or the tax regulatory one which has allowed them to hoard money, depriving us of tax revenues that would pay for better schools, better health care, better everything.

  Many critics also cite the tax benefits that philanthropists may receive, allowing them to take advantage of dubious tax loopholes like carried interest.

  Finally, they could donate to local, state and national candidates who are supporting student debt relief or who propose to make college free or highly subsidized.

 

출처 : https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/opinion/philanthropists-college-debt.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage