too rich?

[Tiberius]

Rich people are humans too; they have the same empathy for the poor as we do. This is why you'll find that most of the top 100 richest people are philanthropic in a number of causes.

I wonder how philanthropic they'd all be if charitable donations weren't tax-deductible.

That would make an interesting experiment, yes?

You think giving away 50% or more of your wealth is comparable with reducing a few percentage points of income tax? Get real. This whole "the rich are all miserable bastards who don't actually care about people like I do" attitude stinks.

Yes, we get it. Some rich people are total dickheads. Guess what? Some middle class and lower class people are total dickheads too. The existence of dickheads in your respective class does not suddenly mean your entire class is made of dickheads.

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Ah yes rich people.

Always so philanthropic.

Did I say always? No. Your point is entirely invalid (see above).