The Gates Foundation may devise breakthrough innovations for public schools; but, even with its billions of dollars, it lacks the resources to revitalize education at the national or even the state level. As former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently observed, philanthropists should test innovative policy ideas and then rely on government money to implement them widely.
有政府充当风险资本家，私人部门可以建立新的有效计划解决社会问题。但扩大这些计划需要政府资源。盖茨基金会或许可以为公立学校提供突破性创新；但即使其可以拿出数十亿美元巨款，但它仍缺乏在全国甚至州范围水平上振兴教育的资源。前纽约市长迈克尔·彭博（Michael Bloomberg）最近观察道，慈善家应该检验创新政策思维，然后依靠政府资金推而广之。