Re:Much philanthropy is a routinized exchange between salari...
by inglor_cz on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @02:11AM
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The OP was talking about the top tax payers, which is a specific subset of rich people. Maybe it is a good idea to come up with some soft incentives. Tax collection generally relies on "whip", but "sugar" isn't useless either.
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Re:Much philanthropy is a routinized exchange between salari...
by somethoughts on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @02:55AM
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Yes - some sugar/recognition/appreciation could go a long way.
Imagine Organization A (i.e. non-profit organization) offers to accept your gift for $N and throws you a gala with you as the beneficiary.
Then imagine Organization B (i.e. the government) forcefully accepts your a gift for $N that you are willing to give regardless of the subtle implied threat of force because you are appreciative of what it does for you and your community but there is no recognition and parts of Organization B are bragging about how they are taking money from you/villifying you and actively being rewarded with promotions for doing so.
I'd imagine most would be more happy with Organization A.
And if one is firmly committed to a "soak the rich" outlook, you can just think of this as a way to massage their ego for free.