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The cynical part of me is in complete agreement. I hate that I assume ulterior motive to charity, but Bloomberg wants to be in politics, and this is a big move
by mmanfrin 8y ago
The cynical part of me is in complete agreement. I hate that I assume ulterior motive to charity, but Bloomberg wants to be in politics, and this is a big move at the very beginning of the primary races.
- gammateam 8y agoIt makes his perpetual low tax burden unquestionable when he releases his returns :) Its a non-zero sum game, why worry about such binary events of completely charitable or not.
- maxxxxx 8y ago" It makes his perpetual low tax burden unquestionable when he releases his returns :)" Trump has set the precedent that this is not necessary anymore.
- gammateam 8y agoI’m happy about that and I hope others follow suit. Now for the political science: If you want to win brownie points with both the wage slaves and the “orange man bad” crowd that would be elated to see everything the opposite of Trump, you can jubilantly release your tax returns if they look good or relatable.
- boomboomsubban 8y agoYou don't need to be overly cynical to question this. He did write a New York Times editorial about the three billion dollars he has donated to one university.
- pi-victor 8y agowas about to same the exact same thing. however, as long as this helps, in the broader sense, i hope he buys all the popularity he can get :)