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bukwus t1_ixqw8uv wrote

This is a common capitalist tactic to support the false narrative that he is a generous philanthropist while he continues to pay his laborers way under the cost of living and treat them like slaves.

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anung_un_rana t1_ixqx2d0 wrote

Also a means to legitimize his charity he’s using to evade taxes.

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lendluke t1_iy3xqqf wrote

Do you know how tax incentives for charity work? There is no method he can use to save money be giving money away, best he can do is avoid paying the 37% or 20% tax on the money he is losing 100% by donating. How exactly is that a bad thing?

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anung_un_rana t1_iy44m4s wrote

Oh I wasn’t suggesting he is saving money through the donation, rather that it is a means to ‘put a good face’ on the charity.

I am by no means an expert in charities or wealth preservation, but the charity he was reported as having set up a week or two ago is a common tactic used by billionaires to shirk income and capital gains taxes. Zuckerberg and Bill Gates did the same thing with each of their charities. Each of them donates significant sums, which is certainly a good thing, but these tax loopholes are a net negative for the economy and society in general.

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