It would be better if he'd been taxed on more of it, though. (Reply #15)

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Tue Sep 15, 2020, 02:38 PM

LisaM (25,957 posts)

15. It would be better if he'd been taxed on more of it, though.

We'd all be better off if these people were taxed more, and letting government programs (that have the capacity to offer large-scale relief if they are funded) do their jobs.

I'm sure he means to be generous, but when rich people pick and choose their charities, it doesn't give a reliable funding stream to government agencies, and some of the charities could be things most of us would never want our money to go to.

This has a noblesse oblige feel to me. Just pay more in taxes, guy.

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32 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke...Is Now Officially Broke [View all]	Sympthsical	Sep 2020	OP
While $2 million in retirement isn't exactly "broke", I truly admire giving away 3750x that.	moriah	Sep 2020	#1
Medical expenses and nursing home care can be extremely expensive	wryter2000	Sep 2020	#3
All Relative, Right?	ProfessorGAC	Sep 2020	#6
Agreed on all counts	wryter2000	Sep 2020	#8
I agree, as opposed to some	DFW	Sep 2020	#14
Won't anyone speak for the billionaires!	Hassin Bin Sober	Sep 2020	#20
What, all 540 of them?	DFW	Sep 2020	#23
You dont have to look far; Post #15. Posted right after yours!	oldsoftie	Sep 2020	#26
Yes, I'm still in Germany	DFW	Sep 2020	#28
You should make this an OP. SO many folks here just dont get reality & need to hear it.	oldsoftie	Sep 2020	#30
Wow. Breaking out the "taxation is NAZIism" and invoking crimes against Jewish people.	Hassin Bin Sober	Sep 2020	#31
No, Enteignung and full confiscation were Nazi tactics.	DFW	Sep 2020	#32
He did what I would do. Set aside an amount of money to get one through	Blue_true	Sep 2020	#22
What a loser! What did he get out of it?	Miigwech	Sep 2020	#2
Todays winner!!	oldsoftie	Sep 2020	#27
ThanksChuck. And Mrs Feeney.	LakeArenal	Sep 2020	#4
There's a great YouTube video of him	bucolic_frolic	Sep 2020	#5
What a perfect goal to strive for.	yonder	Sep 2020	#7
So would this guy be a "loser" or a "sucker?"	dchill	Sep 2020	#9
Depends on which Trump answered you...	Moostache	Sep 2020	#12
Actually, I have the same goal.	Mr.Bill	Sep 2020	#10
Kinda restores one's faith, doesn't it!	calimary	Sep 2020	#11
My faith is indeed restored in humanity. But we hear stories of giving on DU all of the time, and	SWBTATTReg	Sep 2020	#13
Well, it's a start anyway. At least there are some people who aren't greedy bastards.	groundloop	Sep 2020	#16
It would be better if he'd been taxed on more of it, though.	LisaM	Sep 2020	#15
I'm sure he paid plenty in taxes - his giving spanned around 4 decades.....	groundloop	Sep 2020	#17
"some charities may be things we dont want our money to go to". Jeeze.	oldsoftie	Sep 2020	#25
I'm broker than him and I didn't have to work at it.	TeamPooka	Sep 2020	#18
This is, IMHO, our true "purpose" in life	Pluvious	Sep 2020	#19
K&R,	uponit7771	Sep 2020	#21
My first serious job	Roy Rolling	Sep 2020	#24
Thank you, Mr. & Mrs. Feeney!	NCjack	Sep 2020	#29

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