What metric to use for growth? Nominal GDP? PPP for the median worker? Distribution of the income/wealth curve?
...and it's rare enough news: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/11/buffett-donates-3-point-17-bln-to-gates-charity-four-others.html … https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/nyregion/james-bond-of-philanthropy-gives-away-the-last-of-his-fortune.html?mcubz=1 … Not much hope, either: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/opinion/sunday/how-to-get-the-wealthy-to-donate.html?mcubz=1&_r=0 …
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And even if the wealthy started paying more in tax than technically required (none of them do, it seems -- how civic-minded), look at firms
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The firms they tend to be huge shareholders in or founders/managers of *aggressively* lobby against paying reasonable tax liabilities.
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