Dr. Damien P. Williams, MagusAug 16, 2023
Sporadic reminder that billionaires have more money than they could spend in multiple lifetimes and could be using all of that to help make the world a better more just place, so we should tax the fuck out of them, take as many of their resources as we can, and do it for them, since they've decided to hoard it like the world most boring dragons, instead.
Show threadKenneth John BardsleyAug 16, 2023
@Wolven
Some of the billionaires are doing exactly what you suggest. Bill Gates and George Soros being two exemplars. Others are not, and should be made examples OF.
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@kennethb @Wolven If you're an ethical billionaire, you're not a billionaire anymore. Anything they give is a pittance compared to what they're sitting on.

Can't speak to Soros but Gates "donates" to a charity, named after himself, that he controls. He's not being altruistic; he's buying both goodwill and control. Also, dude lobbied hard against open-sourcing COVID vaccine patents, so saving lives obviously isn't as important to him as profits.

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Show threadKenneth John BardsleyAug 16, 2023
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Gates is giving away 90% of his fortune and has pledged 90% of all future earnings, through a charitable foundation. He gets a pass from me. Soros has given away £billions too. Others may be doing things that are undeclared. On average, they are doing nothing like enough of course, and should be taxed more heavily, but clever accountants usually prevent that.