All-powerful billionaires, even nice ones, are antithetical to democracy.
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Charity is anti-democratic. Americans have zero control over how billionaires choose to spend their money dramatically reshaping the world. I don’t think Bernie can spend Bill’s money better. I think Americans can, through democratically elected representatives.https://twitter.com/LizMair/status/1192633989007368197 …
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Dear god, the “billionaires know better than us!” guys in my mentions.pic.twitter.com/GFLVqP2zso
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He’s also most certainly not giving away “literally all of his wealth.”
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His wealth has more than doubled since he retired.
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Philanthropy is not a substitute for policy.
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This is the better version of the original post. He should’ve just said this
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No billionaire has ever donated to things like roads, bridges, or fire departments.
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i’m pretty sure bill gates would support higher taxes. i know he’s being used as a theoretical here, but it’d be nice to actually have his opinion if you’re using his name. and basing examples on single examples is not a good way of deciding policy. stick to statistics
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It was his opinion on the matter that prompted using him as a rhetorical devicehttps://www.vox.com/recode/2019/11/6/20952392/bill-gates-wealth-tax-jeffrey-epstein-elizabeth-warren-philanthropy …
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