Just a reminder, these donations go to his own charities as a tax deduction.
Double_A ( @Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de ) 52•10 months agoIf the charity itself is doing proper work, that makes sense tbh. I mean, if you had billions to donate, would you give it to some random ass organisation… Or set up your own thing to do things that you personally agree with?
queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 76•10 months agoIf the charity itself is doing proper work
I would be utterly shocked if it was.
marco ( @marco@beehaw.org ) English3•10 months agoI’d you want to see how it’s done, check out what his Ex-wife did with her money from the divorce
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/15/mackenzie-scott-billionaire-donations-non-profits
Ichi_matsu ( @Ichi_matsu@ttrpg.network ) 32•10 months agoAgreed, and I’m find with the tax deduction if the charity works they do is legit, it’s not like he is paying taxes anyway.
WarmSoda ( @WarmSoda@lemm.ee ) 13•10 months agoThat’s… actually a good point.
Honestly, I’d go for the middle option: donate to existing charities that appeal to me. I don’t want to run a charity, it sounds like a massive headache.
Kelsenellenelvial ( @Kelsenellenelvial@lemmy.ca ) 5•10 months agoYou’re probably a different demographic. I’d guess the kind of people that become billionaires, assuming they actually want to be philanthropic, think that they can do a better job of managing their charities than existing charities would do managing their donations.
It’s definitely fair to say I’m in the “extremely unlikely to ever be a millionaire, let alone a billionaire” demographic!
magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English14•10 months agoBecause of course they do. Thanks for the additional info!
oocdc2 ( @oocdc2@kbin.social ) 3•10 months agoAnd there it is…
Perfide ( @Perfide@reddthat.com ) 98•10 months agoI’m so fucking sick of all these billionaires “pledging” their fortunes. “I promise to donate all my wealth when I die” then fucking do it you cowards, die already.
LadyAutumn ( @LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English3•10 months agoWas just gonna say its always some vague cause instead of an actual concrete thing they’re donating to.
phoenixz ( @phoenixz@lemmy.ca ) 59•10 months agoUnless he’s donating everything tomorrow, this is all bullshit.
First off he doesn’t have 124 billion. He is WORTH 124 billion, the vast majority of it being the worth of his stakes in Amazon. If he sells all his stakes in it, the Amazon worth would plummet and he’d be worth a fraction of what he’s worth today.
But lets say he has a 124 billion dollars. If he gives out 10 millions every day it will still take over 300 years. In that time his worth likely would.grow faster than he’s spending it so in 300 years he’d still be worth more than he is today.
All this charity stuff is bullshit, TAX THE RICH. Taxes will give honest amounts of money to governments who can then use that money for universal healthcare, universal education, universal income…
Feydaikin ( @Faydaikin@beehaw.org ) 12•10 months ago…if the governments weren’t run by the same rich psychopaths, that is…
And009 ( @And009@reddthat.com ) 4•10 months agogovernments who can then use that money for universal healthcare
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Neato ( @Neato@kbin.social ) 52•10 months agoNo. The government should take it from him as taxes that he avoided. So the people can decide how best to invest it instead of over egomaniac with a history is abusing his people.
IWantToFuckSpez ( @IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social ) 10•10 months agoThe US government? LOL. How much of the taxes goes to fossil fuel and corn subsidies and to the military industrial complex?
Kit ( @Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 8•10 months agoThe majority of our taxes goes to social programs and healthcare. Military spending is insane, but we have to keep in mind that taxing billionaires will absolutely bring benefits to the common folks.
zib ( @zib@kbin.social ) 3•10 months agoI agree in principle, but the government would take the money and allocate 99% of it to the military budget rather than do anything useful with it.
JokeDeity ( @JokeDeity@lemm.ee ) 46•10 months ago“Billionaire pledges” is the same vibe as “hopes and prayers” .
ColorcodedResistor ( @Colorcodedresistor@lemm.ee ) 17•10 months agoI pledge to not post this comment…whoops, darn, oh well. I tried.
bezos is a cuntasaurus, I’ll never forget when Shatner was trying to share his feelings about the genuine experience of going into space, and cuck-lord bezo not only interrupts shatner, he sullies the moment by acting like a sore winner
rckclmbr ( @rckclmbr@lemm.ee ) 3•10 months agoI’ve hated bozos since forever, but this right here was unforgivable. Shatner trying to give inspiration after a really being in space, after a lifetime of being an icon? You fucking listen
xePBMg9 ( @xePBMg9@lemmynsfw.com ) English9•10 months agoHe should divide all the money on all the people that ever worked for him and give them each a piece.
Echo71Niner ( @Echo71Niner@lemm.ee ) 6•10 months agoIt’s all fucking BS and theatrics, it’s easy to promise shit AFTER YOU DIE.
Peddlephile ( @Peddlephile@lemm.ee ) 6•10 months agoIsn’t this the guy who wants to abandon earth and build a stupid sphere thing in space?
Akasazh ( @Akasazh@feddit.nl ) 5•10 months agoI dislike Jeff a much as any other but… that’s not really a comeback, now is it?
LufyCZ ( @LufyCZ@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English7•10 months agoNah, it’s a reference
gencha ( @gencha@feddit.de ) 3•10 months agoAh, philanthropy. When you really want to fuck shit up, while keeping a clean facade.
Someone make Gates explain all his trips to Eppstein’s island already!
Echo71Niner ( @Echo71Niner@lemm.ee ) 2•10 months agoNot possible, they, ones that know, all been killed, others blackmailed.
kingthrillgore ( @KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ) 3•10 months agoTOOK THE GHOSTS LONG ENOUGH
SokathHisEyesOpen ( @Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) English2•10 months agoCan he donate like one billion to me first please?
CPMSP ( @CPMSP@midwest.social ) 2•10 months agoI’m so poor, even a million would help.
SokathHisEyesOpen ( @Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) English2•10 months agoOh I think a million would dramatically change the lives of 99% of the people on the planet.
DavyJones ( @DavyJones@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English1•10 months agoNo, to me
nxdefiant ( @nxdefiant@startrek.website ) 2•10 months agoIt’s as simple as his new wife wanted a foundation, just like his old wife had.
Hadriscus ( @Hadriscus@lemm.ee ) 2•10 months agoSomeone isn’t quite self-aware