No. Just no. Where do you think money GOES when it is donated to charity? It doesn't disappear. Are you seriously making the argument that it's better for the

No. Just no. Where do you think money GOES when it is donated to charity? It doesn't disappear. Are you seriously making the argument that it's better for the world that $X is used to purchase an expensive unnecessary item, than actually spending it on things that matter in the world? "charity" is not some bullshit phrase that means "wasted money". There are a lot of people in the world who make really compelling cases for certain charity money being better spent, in terms of global well being, than almost anything else. See http://www.givewell.org http://www.givewell.org and http://www.givingwhatwecan.org http://www.givingwhatwecan.org.