Why Billionaire Philanthropy Won't Solve Anything
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
https://time.com/3553242/microsoft-mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critici...
Bill and Melinda Gates Rebrand
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about...
Charitable Tax Deductions (74% statistic)
https://inequality.org/great-divide/e... https://ssrn.com/abstract=3462163
Where I Got the 60% of Gross Income Stat
https://money.howstuffworks.com/perso...
$246.1 Billion Dollars in Charitable Tax Deductions 2010-2014 (free article on Google Scholar)
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi...
Charitable Donations Increase Over Time (the second source is the original, but it’s paywalled)
https://winklergroup.com/wp-content/u...
https://store.givingusa.org/collectio...
5%/95% Split in Charitable Foundations
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/...
https://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-ga...
https://www.pfs-llc.net/blog/the-5-ru...
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/5/1/2...
Where the Gates’ Foundation 95% Goes
https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-c...
https://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-ga...
https://www.wedemain.fr/partager/la-p... (in French)
Coca-Cola & Passion Fruit Farmers
https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-c...
https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/ne...
Gates Foundation and Charter Schools
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas...
Oscar Wilde’s Quote
https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
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