I can donate money to the government. It would be to my detriment to do so. This does not negate the fact that I think the government needs to raise taxes. Th

I can donate money to the government. It would be to my detriment to do so. This does not negate the fact that I think the government needs to raise taxes. This is especially so since companies are sitting on record levels of cash and are not hiring. Added to this is the fact that taxes for the wealthy are at historical lows. Maybe Gates is a hypocrite for not donating money to the government. Maybe I'm a hypocrite. This hypocrisy does not have anything to do with wether or not it is a good idea for the government to raise taxes on certain segments of the population.