> Even if you think it is self serving, we should encourage such self serving behavior. Exactly, if philanthropy is self-serving then what does that make the a

> Even if you think it is self serving, we should encourage such self serving behavior. Exactly, if philanthropy is self-serving then what does that make the act of dissuading such behavior? People seem to get involved with the argument rather than outcomes nowadays. A frequent argument is that "Bezos should pay his taxes because I do." While I do feel as though it's unfair that I loose more of my "living money" to taxes, I don't forget for one second what those taxes are doing: waging wars over fossil fuels and progressing climate change. Who cares if the cause is personal glory; if the effect is a better world? I'd rather have the unfairness of ego-charitable billionaire tax avoidance than the two-term shortsightedness of politician power mongering.