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[–] 14 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Why isn't media asking who funds the Children's Health Defense Fund, which paid RFK $500k/yr.

Primarily Vanguard and Fidelity. CHDF takes in $15M a year now to fund anti vaccine efforts.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    It's probably donor advised funds that vanguard and fidelity are directing towards that org, not of their own volition, just a clarification. Those 2 don't really spend any major amounts of money on discretionary causes, compared to the literal hundreds of billions they use on behalf of their clients.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    donor advised funds that vanguard and fidelity are directing towards that org

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $1.1M

    Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $2.2M

    Selz Foundation $500K

    So...antivax is funded partially by taxpayers as these donations are a tax write off.

    Donations went up 500% since Trump took power, so we can assume these donations are at the request of Trump.

    Fucking media needs to follow the money. Antivax is only about money.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    When I worked at Fidelity it was 3.9 Trillion dollars in assets under management. It has risen since then by a couple trillion

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Sure, but that's what they are managing. If you order a burger for delivery, it's not like Uber/doordash are purchasing a burger, they're just managing your order.

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