• Perfide@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    I’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.

    • Bricktamland29@lemmy.world
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      They donate their wealth to avoid taxes. Basically their families control the foundations, they donate and avoid a whole shit ton of taxes their next of kin get the money from the foundation.

      Adam Conover did a video on it.

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        1 year ago

        They give away all their money so they don’t have to give away some of their money. Then they commit crimes so their kids can… have the money they gave away to not give away.

        What a take lol

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      1 year ago

      Was just gonna say its always some vague cause instead of an actual concrete thing they’re donating to.