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ck4829

(35,094 posts) Sun Nov 26, 2023, 09:56 AM Nov 2023

Billionaire Philanthropy

Maybe instead of giving mansions to the family members of Supreme Court justices, showering them with lavish gifts, and buying Nazi memorabilia; it sounds like Harlan Crow could have done the most good for everyone by instead buying them civics lessons and basic human decency.

That's just my opinion though.

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Billionaire Philanthropy (Original Post) ck4829 Nov 2023 OP

A lot of corrupt agendas out there DoBW Nov 2023 #1

But 'the most good for everyone' has a low personal $ROI. keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #2

Our capitalist system has allowed too much power (money) to go to too few people. Midnight Writer Nov 2023 #3

DoBW

(636 posts)

1. A lot of corrupt agendas out there

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2023, 10:27 AM

Nov 2023

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. (19th century British politician Lord Acton) There's all kinds of addiction. May our evolution be toward good.
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keithbvadu2

(36,949 posts)

2. But 'the most good for everyone' has a low personal $ROI.

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2023, 12:04 PM

Nov 2023

Midnight Writer

(21,816 posts)

3. Our capitalist system has allowed too much power (money) to go to too few people.