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[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And remember, there's no ethical billionaires, no matter how much philanthropy they do. Their billions are out there exploiting people.

[โ€“] BugKilla@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Philanthropy is just the wealthy justifying their tax avoidance by wanking publically about how giving they are. If they were genuine about their concerns for giving back, they would pay their fucking taxes and at a higher rate. Tax avoidance and financial shit fuckery like corporate bailouts, share buy backs and COVID payments accelerate wealth acruell and drive up inflation and wage stagnation. Fuck. Them. All.