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[–] [email protected] 88 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Charity is the bandaid covering a societal failure

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

I once tried to explain this to someone Christian, they just called me selfish.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A bandaid that lets wealthy people get an ego boost and a tax write off

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

Let’s not forget that they create charitable ‘foundations’ which then work with lawmakers to create legislation, thus giving themselves greater influence over the relevant laws as well.