Gregory's Server@stux And this is surprising why? All the billionaires in the US do the same. And it has been known for a long time too.
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@stux Yes, but then you have to shame them constantly. If there is one constant in the world, than it's that rich people have many ways to avoid paying taxes. The charity thing is just their newest shtick. @attilakinali @stux It’s important to inform others so that they are constantly being shamed by one person another.😉  @attilakinali @stux You seem resigned to the idea that that cannot change. All the rules that govern our society were made up by people. It's perfectly possible to make up different rules that lead to a better society. @dougc @stux And you seem to mistakenly assume that you know mindset and mentality from a single, 3-sentence post you've read. I am not resigned. Neither do I think that change cannot happen. All I did is criticizing the hypocrisy of picking out a single instance of tax avoidance, and being much outraged by it, instead of realizing that it's not an isolated thing, but something that has been going on for centuries. I.e. going for a single symptom instead of the source of the problem. Right, but it's by pointing out individual cases that we raise awareness of the brokenness of the system. My reading of the original post was not simply that Musk does selfish things to appear nice, but in truth just keeping control of the money. Rather it's an example that can get people to ask the question "How does he get away with this" and look at the rules that have been made that allow this kind of thing. @attilakinali Nothing wrong with calling him out. You're assuming everyone knows this just because you do. @attilakinali @stux +1 ... err +1b ... nothing new here ... classic tax scheme that's been employed for a very very long time. |
@attilakinali Doesn't mean we can't shame them for it :ablobwink: