institutions
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One option is to make direct payments to medical providers or educational institutions on someone else’s behalf for qualified expenses.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“It is essential that we preserve what is good about these institutions, even as we strive to improve them,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
He invoked the political philosopher Edmund Burke, who warned that institutions take careful effort to build but can be torn down quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Powell said Sunday that while the Fed may make mistakes—policymakers are only human—it is essential that the U.S. preserve the good in public institutions like the Fed even as we try to also improve them.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
But there is still a large effect of history remaining after one controls for the usual measures of good institutions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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