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Put your excess money where your mouth is and leave coercive government out of it. You, personally, you can provide these things for people in need. For examp
by RhysU 2y ago
Put your excess money where your mouth is and leave coercive government out of it.
You, personally, you can provide these things for people in need.
For example, I am in a similar financial situation. My family took in a Ukrainian refugee. We house, feed, clothe, and educate this refugee to provide one individual with exactly the things you bemoan others not having.
In your and my income bracket, it takes only caring enough and the true will to do something tangible for others.
For $300K of otherwise unused income you could support 4 people. So go support 4 people. And keep your hands and your politicians' hands off my finances.
- timbit42 2y agoHe can't do it as efficiently as an organization can as it can see the bigger picture of what is needed where. He also probably doesn't want to spend hours of his life figuring out which people to give it to. Why duplicate effort?
- RhysU 2y agoIf he doesn't want to spend his life doing this then it isn't a priority for him. In these income brackets, time is the only true coin. If he doesn't spend his time then he doesn't value the outcome. Pretending that amassing wealth to produce good societal outcomes is efficient is how we get shit like FTX. Just jump in.
- hungie 2y agoPlease read the thread. I'm offering housing, securing forestland for conservation, and setting up or working with trusts to ensure those things continue in perpetuity. I'm also passionate about growing food and giving it away. Don't say, this person doesn't care/doesn't actually believe until you have evidence of that.
- simonsarris 2y agoHe can probably do it significantly more efficiently than an organization can. Governments and non-profits are not known for their efficiency, only their scale. Many non-profits are famously, scandalously inefficient.
- hungie 2y agoI doubt that. I cannot understand much beyond my immediate area, and I cannot activate economies of scale.
- hungie 2y agoRead the rest of the thread. I provide many examples. I do this, but charity is a different thing than taxes.