• StaySquared@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    So essentially… for example, billionaires are not funding wars, is that right?

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      3 months ago

      More like billionaires donating ‘charities’ that push a certain agenda, e.g. the NRA, instead paying taxes that can be spent on things likje public schools or libraries.

      Or they just create their own ‘charity’ that supports whatever political goals they have.

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        3 months ago

        I’m honestly not trying to get a rise out of you… but I don’t see a problem with this:

        The National Rifle Association (NRA) Foundation donates to charities through its grant program. The NRA Foundation’s grants support organizations and programs that promote safe and responsible firearms ownership, shooting sports, and hunting safety. The grants also fund education and training programs, community outreach, and research into firearms safety and marksmanship. The NRA Foundation’s State Fund Grant Program provides financial support, supplies, and equipment to local groups and programs that serve youth, women, veterans, law enforcement, the disabled, and the general public.

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          3 months ago

          The problem is that the billionaires get to decide how the money is spent, instead of ‘we the people’. You are basically giving them control over how that tax money is used.