How to be a Philanthropist – Part 2: A Look at Some Numbers

Harry Shannon This post follows up Part 1 -  An 11 Step Guide. Recently, MacKenzie Bezos, newly divorced from Amazon's Jeff Bezos, promised to give at least half her $36.6 billion fortune to charity.  In what must be the understatement of the year, she noted "I have a disproportionate amount of money to share." Bezos had just si…

How to be a philanthropist: An 11-step guide

Harry Shannon Pay your workers starvation wages, preferably in low income countriesIgnore labour laws and health and safety hazardsMake obscene amounts of moneyBefriend powerful politicians and donate to their partiesContinually deny any wrongdoing or dreadful labour practicesTransfer your money to tax havensGive a tiny fraction of the taxes s…