"I wish it wasn’t something that I had to do voluntarily." I think this is the crux of a major philosophical difference. Someone made a bunch of money, and dec

"I wish it wasn’t something that I had to do voluntarily." I think this is the crux of a major philosophical difference. Someone made a bunch of money, and decided to put trust in you to do what you thought best with it (give it away, invest it, whatever). The sentiment expressed by this individual in the article is a delegation of that trust - they would rather have someone else (presumably, the government) decide for them the best way to use that money. At the same time, it's not like anyone in this article is really giving it all away. Last week, Catholics celebrated the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. He would be a useful role model for anyone who feels like they have too much privilege of how to actually give away all that you have (and still not have birthday vacations and lunch at Le Pain Quotidien).