You ever notice how oligarchs like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are cast as these uber-wealthy saviors who are singlehandedly raising the world out of poverty? That doesn't happen by accident. In this week's episode, we're taking a look at the insidious philanthropy scheme billionaires use to make sure their reputation remains squeaky clean. Hope you enjoy!
Why Billionaire Philanthropy Won't Solve Anything – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
Hasan Minhaj’s video
• Why Billionaires Won’t Save Us | Patr...
Microsoft Bad
time.com/3553242/microsoft-monopoly/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Microsoft
Bill and Melinda Gates Rebrand
www.gatesfoundation.org/about/our-story
Charitable Tax Deductions (74% statistic)
inequality.org/great-divide/every-buck-billionaire… ssrn.com/abstract=3462163
Where I Got the 60% of Gross Income Stat
money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/personal-…
$246.1 Billion Dollars in Charitable Tax Deductions 2010-2014 (free article on Google Scholar)
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.17310/ntj.201…
Charitable Donations Increase Over Time (the second source is the original, but it’s paywalled)
winklergroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen…
store.givingusa.org/collections/home-page-2021/pro…
5%/95% Split in Charitable Foundations
www.philanthropy.com/article/whats-so-special-abou…
www.latimes.com/news/la-na-gatesx07jan07-story.htm…
www.pfs-llc.net/blog/the-5-rule-explained/
www.vox.com/recode/2020/5/1/21242144/billionaires-…
Where the Gates’ Foundation 95% Goes
www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/0…
www.latimes.com/news/la-na-gatesx07jan07-story.htm…
www.wedemain.fr/partager/la-philanthropie-de-bill-… (in French)
Coca-Cola & Passion Fruit Farmers
www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/0…
philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/gates-foundation-c…
Gates Foundation and Charter Schools
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center/press-r…
Oscar Wilde’s Quote
www.marxists.org/reference/archive/wilde-oscar/sou…
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