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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2019 · 44 MIN

Against Against Billionaire Philanthropy

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[Conflict of interest notice: I've volunteered for both private and public charities, but more often private. I received a small amount of money for work done for a private charity ten years ago. Some of the private charities have been partially funded by billionaires.] From Vox: The Case Against Billionaire Philanthropy. It joins The Guardian, Truthout, Dissent Magazine, CityLab, and a host of other people and organizations arguing that rich people giving to charity is now a big problem. I'm against this. I understand concern about the growing power of the very rich. But I worry the movement against billionaire charity is on track to damage charity a whole lot more than it damages billionaires. Eleven points: 1. Is criticizing billionaire philanthropy a good way to protest billionaires having too much power in society? Which got more criticism? Mark Zuckerberg giving $100 million to help low-income students? Or Mark Zuckerberg buying a $59 million dollar mansion in Lake Tahoe? Obviously it's the low-income students. I've heard people criticizing Zuckerberg's donation constantly for years, and I didn't even know he had a $59 million Lake Tahoe mansion until I googled "things mark zuckerberg has spent ridiculous amounts of money on" in the process of writing this paragraph. Which got more negative press? Jeff Bezos donating $2 billion for preschools for underprivileged children? Or Jeff Bezos spending $2 billion on whatever is going to come up when I Google "things jeff bezos has spent ridiculous amounts of money on?".

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