I find the very concept of "more generous" has nothing but ugly implications. And I'm a person who agrees with Gates' larger position on the wealthy benefiting

I find the very concept of "more generous" has nothing but ugly implications. And I'm a person who agrees with Gates' larger position on the wealthy benefiting more from society and thus owing more. I just think that the extent to which society can ever expect people to contribute back, is the extent to which we set via tax rates [1]. Anything over and above that amount is generosity and should be celebrated. Not calibrated and criticized. Trying to encourage more generosity is fine. But trying to use a guilt trip like this, just sounds petty, ungrateful and a bit like a dick-waving-statement when coming from those who self-identify as more generous. If society wants to discuss what the rich ought to pay, that is a discussion about taxation. Targeting generosity is not a civil way to have that discussion. [1] I don't consider charity-as-tax-break as generosity. I consider that alternate taxation. But the moment someone goes over that amount though, I think you should leave any discussion of their level of donation at "thank you for the donation".