There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that some non-profit hospitals misuse their tax-advantaged status to benefit a very select group of individuals at the top of the management hierarchy.<p>Again, if the states managed their money better, they wouldn&#x27;t need to try and take the money that these educational institutions have amassed to secure their own mission.  These schools manage their endowments very well because it&#x27;s the only thing that provides them a measure of security in a very uncertain world.<p>We should not be looking for new ways to hand politicians money.  They&#x27;ve done a decidedly poor job thus far with the funds they&#x27;ve been entrusted with.