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by greglindahl 3121 days ago
I suspect that the condemnation is for previous poor actions, not for the current good acts.
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But what better atonement for previous sins than giving away 99% of your wealth to charity?
And you might not be surprised to learn that many people don't think that's good enough.

This is not a new issue, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)