&gt; The article notes that the alternative is the European system of not providing tax-breaks for these organizations--which results in much fewer organizations. It&#x27;s hard for me to accept that when I think of all the organizations I perceive as doing good in America, but maybe they aren&#x27;t really doing good and are simply enjoying the good sentiments that come with the words &quot;charity&quot; and &quot;non-profit?&quot;<p>You&#x27;ve got to ask how much of those sectors&#x27; income is going to organizations that are doing good, and how much is not. And remember that taxes are used for the public good, so the bar to be tax exempt should not be merely &quot;is this organization doing good?&quot; but rather &quot;is this organization doing more good per dollar than is done with general taxation?&quot;