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Are you not the one trolling? So will the figure be less of it's he is doing the same work for a company?

wanda 7y ago
Why run KA as a non-profit at all then? If you run something for the common good, you extract whatever you need to live and to run the thing — not $800k. At least, that's what I would do if I ran a non-profit, I would take only the money I need to live/perform my duties in the upkeep of the service. Which would not be anywhere near $800k.
- agustif 7y ago
  Well, sadly NGO are just financial investment types for people like that, they see they can get away with no IRS and donations and go for it...
dmayle 7y ago
Jimmy Wales takes $0. I know they're not in the same situation, but even half that salary provides an extravagant lifestyle. I don't think he should be poor, I just think that if he's asking people to give up their money to pay him to do what he's doing, than he should be more frugal with the money he's asking for
- WanderPanda 7y ago
  He may ask for the money, you may consider his salary and decide not to donate and everybody goes his way. The comments here smell like there is a lot of acute jealousy floating around...
  - ipsum2 7y ago
    I don't think its jealousy. Millions of people became unemployed in the last 2-3 weeks, so it feels disingenuous to ask for money when he's making $800k when people are living off their savings. It might be better to donate to a local school, food bank, or neighbors who are having a hard time instead.
    - KMnO4 7y ago
      Khan Academy is the “local school” right now. Many classrooms are completely unprepared for remote teaching, and Khan Academy is providing relief to the millions of students and teachers having a hard time.
    - ckdarby 7y ago
      Reread what you replied to,the same still applies. It isn't like Khan is some religious cult and those unemployed people think they're now going to "hell" if they don't donate. Unemployed individuals will make a decision to donate or not. There are also millions who are not unemployed and are WFH making good money, FAANG.
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Why run KA as a non-profit at all then? If you run something for the common good, you extract whatever you need to live and to run the thing — not $800k. At least, that's what I would do if I ran a non-profit, I would take only the money I need to live/perform my duties in the upkeep of the service. Which would not be anywhere near $800k.

agustif 7y ago
Well, sadly NGO are just financial investment types for people like that, they see they can get away with no IRS and donations and go for it...

dmayle 7y ago

Jimmy Wales takes $0. I know they're not in the same situation, but even half that salary provides an extravagant lifestyle. I don't think he should be poor, I just think that if he's asking people to give up their money to pay him to do what he's doing, than he should be more frugal with the money he's asking for

WanderPanda 7y ago
He may ask for the money, you may consider his salary and decide not to donate and everybody goes his way. The comments here smell like there is a lot of acute jealousy floating around...
- ipsum2 7y ago
  I don't think its jealousy. Millions of people became unemployed in the last 2-3 weeks, so it feels disingenuous to ask for money when he's making $800k when people are living off their savings. It might be better to donate to a local school, food bank, or neighbors who are having a hard time instead.
  - KMnO4 7y ago
    Khan Academy is the “local school” right now. Many classrooms are completely unprepared for remote teaching, and Khan Academy is providing relief to the millions of students and teachers having a hard time.
  - ckdarby 7y ago
    Reread what you replied to,the same still applies. It isn't like Khan is some religious cult and those unemployed people think they're now going to "hell" if they don't donate. Unemployed individuals will make a decision to donate or not. There are also millions who are not unemployed and are WFH making good money, FAANG.
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