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I wasn't claiming rich Europeans are any better. :) I'm simply claiming that this insanely rich american guy a) percentage-wise gave away quite a bit less of
by johansch 10y ago
I wasn't claiming rich Europeans are any better. :)
I'm simply claiming that this insanely rich american guy
a) percentage-wise gave away quite a bit less of his fortune than e.g. myself has given away in taxes/wealth-distribution in Sweden.
b) get's to be called a "philantrophist".
- brandonmenc 10y agoThe difference is that the money was given away willingly, was personally directed to beneficial causes, and was orders of magnitude more than you have "donated." You're not doing the same thing - and, while we can debate how the meaning of the word "philanthropist" has changed, this is the widely understood modern definition.