“Charitable giving is just wealthy people buying moral absolution for the exploitation that created their wealth”
Agree
- Philanthropy maintains power structures
- Tax write-offs benefit donors primarily
- Charity replaces justice with PR
- Billionaires decide social priorities undemocratically
- Band-aids on wounds they inflicted
Disagree
- Genuine desire to help exists
- Donations save real lives regardless of motive
- Perfect shouldn't be enemy of good
- Cynical view discourages all giving
- Many wealthy earned money ethically
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