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The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes (www.washingtonpost.com)
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

We need to start changing the language scale Current- what philanthropy do you want to indulge in

skip past pay your taxes

Needs to be - to what ransome are you willing to pay.

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    [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Ultra-rich psychopaths only do philanthropy for two reasons:

    1/ Tax evasion 2/ Currying favors from left-leaning governments and improving their image

    The Trump regime eliminated the need for 2/. The Billionnaires now feel free and empowered to be themselves openly and without shame.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Maybe they need to get divorced, to rediscover what's left of their humanity.

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    [–] 79 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    This is why as much as I appreciate the philanthropy of the ultra wealthy, it's NOT a substitute for taxation

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Beyond just deciding when they want to stop at any time they dictate what’s worth the money.

    Can you imagine being able to say “nah, I won’t pay this tax because it’s not for something im passionate about”

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Actually, the IRS is experimented with a psychological means of making people feel like they’re donating to certain things, Apparently, in focus groups, it makes people suddenly a lot less pissed about paying income tax if they can say “this goes to national defense” or “this goes to education.”

    Problem is you can’t actually give people a choice, just the illusion.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Oh for sure, it makes heaps of sense.

    If it worked like that for everyone, and somehow had the less exciting things covered too it could be a great system. But it’s mad that these people campaign against paying taxes then want the social praise for paying a fraction of it and getting social praise.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Libertarian types tell you all the time that this is what philanthropy is for.

    No. No this is not what philanthropy is for, because the philanthropist can pull the plug anytime they want.

    And charities can decide who to help. That's probably the worst of it, and what makes libertarianism a thinly-veiled disguise for racism, or at the very least a caste system.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    My idea of "perfect philanthropy" is something like the Carnegie Hall. While I think it is the government's role to provide places for art, I don't begrudge a city for having a more modest venue. So having a world class, tour de force concert hall is a pretty neat philanthropic project IMHO.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Sure that's great if a rich dude wants to set up a trust and run a theater or a museum or whatever after they die.

    But the problem comes in when you have an NFP running a museum that's beholden to one or two key benefactors who want to decide everything, and they gotta listen or else there's no more money.

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    • [–] 48 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    What a disgusting pair of people.

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  • [+] -22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    "how dare you stop your charitable donations"

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Moron.

    A one million dollar donation to them it's like you donating $1.

    They are not hard up for money, it's because they either only started for because someone advised them to in order to influence public opinion or because they are upset about something the charitable organization did or didn't do.

    That's why you cannot count on the rich for anything. They are pedantic narcissists that demand constant validation, lest they use their money to destroy you.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Her friend who ran it died. Now she doesn't care much anymore.

    They did throw a bit of money at it, which helps a little. It's still a mad scramble for the public schools that closed to reopen.

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    • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Toy Story - I don't want to play with you anymore

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