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At least in the tech community, "crowdfunded" usually means "crowdfunded using voluntary contributions".

Indeed. One could argue that government is the original crowdfunding.

This is actually kind of a nice illustration of how backwards our ideas of social services have become.

Despite democratic propaganda, government is a particular institution within society with its own particular capabilities, faults, and goals. It is not an avatar of the will of the united people.

Crowdfunding with non-coercive forces.