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The only good billionaire (lemmy.world)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Feeney

https://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/news/former-billionaire-chuck-feeney-philanthropist-who-pioneered-giving-while-living-has-died-at-age-92

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Imagine getting sued and being forced to show in court what a badass you are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I would assume all donations would have to be reported to the IRS as well. You can't get a tax break on donations if they aren't filed. So they should know how much every citizen is donating unless they are being taxed and not reporting that, which is fine by me, but bad business on their end.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

The ultimate incidental origin story