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minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down14·13 days agoHe is! https://givingpledge.org/pledger?pledgerId=177 There’s an Indian parable about a rich man. Every time a beggar asks for money, he gives it, until he has no more to give and is himself a beggar. You can’t give it all up and expect to continue contributing.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 days ago Every time a beggar asks for money, he gives it, until he has no more to give Why would the rich man ever run out? Wealth isn’t merely a pile of currency, it is a collection of wealth producing assets. A man who collects $1000/day in rents will never have less than $1000/day to give to beggers. The harder question to answer is why some of us pay others for the privilege of accessing public goods.
He is!
https://givingpledge.org/pledger?pledgerId=177
There’s an Indian parable about a rich man. Every time a beggar asks for money, he gives it, until he has no more to give and is himself a beggar.
You can’t give it all up and expect to continue contributing.
Why would the rich man ever run out? Wealth isn’t merely a pile of currency, it is a collection of wealth producing assets.
A man who collects $1000/day in rents will never have less than $1000/day to give to beggers.
The harder question to answer is why some of us pay others for the privilege of accessing public goods.