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It's a silly argument. Me donating half my salary, today, doesn't make any sense because it won't materially impact anything. If there were a stronger social s
by whoknew1122 4y ago
It's a silly argument. Me donating half my salary, today, doesn't make any sense because it won't materially impact anything.
If there were a stronger social safety net and everyone had to pay a bit more in tax, then that would actually impact something.
- refurb 4y agoWon’t materially impact anything? Go and give $20k each to 5 people making minimum wage. That would have a huge impact.
- ricardobeat 4y agoI bet a dollar if he went and did that, you'd turn around and call it virtue-signaling. You're just looking for an excuse to invalidate their beliefs, so you can excuse yours. Not a healthy debate.
- refurb 4y agoThat wouldn’t be virtual signaling in the least. Virtual signaling is putting no effort behind your words. Redistributing your own income is putting your money (literally) where your mouth is.