[s1artibartfast]

But that's not true. The people and the democratically-elected government are the ones that Define what qualifies as a charity.

We have said through our Democratic process that these are good things.

https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organiz...

[rhn_mk1]

That's an impediment, yes, but it's not a barrier. There's nothing preventing billionaires from putting their money into causes which are not charitable. There's only a disincentive in the form of lowered efficiency.

[s1artibartfast]

Sure, but now you are arguing that the rich shouldn't be able to spend money as they choose, and not against deductible philanthropy.

That is a different beast entirely.

[ZeroGravitas]

You could make the same argument for tax loopholes, in fact they may actually just be the same thing in many cases.

[s1artibartfast]

How do you define loophole. Is is the code that explicitly gives a tax credit for children and dependence a tax loophole?

I don't think that you can make a coherent argument that a law operating as intended is considered a loophole.