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by jdkee 2187 days ago
Tax billionaires and let democratically elected governments perform this public service.
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The government already has infinite cash, yet Brin is faster in sending disaster relief. Would more cash somehow make the government's response quicker?

In my opinion, it is great we have ultra-rich people who decide to spend their resources in ways that help others in ways the government currently isn't able to.

I think Slate Star Codex makes a pretty good argument why this is a bad idea:

https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/07/29/against-against-billio...