Tech Billionaires Hack Their Taxes with a Philanthropic Loophole

Re:Tech Billionaires Hack Their Taxes with a Philanthropic L... by _jal on Sunday August 05, 2018 @03:22PM (#17692978)

In public policy, when you insert a time-lag between reward and behavior for which one is rewarded, there is at least cause for concern. See basically every metro-telecom deal ever for evidence.

And transparency is vital. Any time there are dark corners, people find a way to fester in them. See every society, ever.

Finally, there's really just a degree of gided-age wealth-fatigue. You have to expect it at a certain point - humans are exquisitely attuned to status differences; it is just how they're wired.

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Re:Tech Billionaires Hack Their Taxes with a Philanthropic L... by Washuu on Sunday August 05, 2018 @03:40PM (#17693073)

If I suddenly had billions in stock laying in my lap I would be wishing to donate a bunch of money to help offset that tax bill. I know what I could do with $10,000,000 right this moment. The remaining $490,000,000 from the example in the article? I do not know yet, but eventually I will find something.

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