• @shalafi
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    -101 month ago

    He is!

    https://givingpledge.org/pledger?pledgerId=177

    There’s an Indian parable about a rich man. Every time a beggar asks for money, he gives it, until he has no more to give and is himself a beggar.

    You can’t give it all up and expect to continue contributing.

    • @[email protected]
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      161 month ago

      The overwhelming majority of contribution in society comes from the working class.

      Taking money and then giving it back is the bare fucking minimum a person can do. It’s like taking the whole cake and then giving back a thin slice. Hardly commendable.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      121 month ago

      Every time a beggar asks for money, he gives it, until he has no more to give

      Why would the rich man ever run out? Wealth isn’t merely a pile of currency, it is a collection of wealth producing assets.

      A man who collects $1000/day in rents will never have less than $1000/day to give to beggers.

      The harder question to answer is why some of us pay others for the privilege of accessing public goods.