
How much wealth should billionaires donate? All of it
SalonMacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, recently signed the Giving Pledge, which is a commitment to donate at least half her wealth during her lifetime or upon her death. What’s more, 90% of the world’s billionaires — including Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man — still haven’t even signed the pledge. Our societal expectation of billionaires should be that they commit to giving away nearly all their wealth and that shouldn’t require special praise. The analysts at GiveWell currently list eight underfunded non-profits that save lives through highly targeted interventions combatting, for example, malaria — at an average cost of around $4,000 per life saved. Then there’s the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria which is currently in the midst of a $14 billion replenishment to support its life-saving work — billionaires can put their money directly into AIDS medication and malaria tests administered through government-run, citizen-owned programs around the world.
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UK’s richest donate smaller proportion of wealth to charity than average person
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What billionaires and their advisers say keeps them from giving more and faster
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What billionaires and their advisors say keeps them from giving more and faster
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Jeff Bezos's fund has now given almost $640 million to help homeless families
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The wealthy should give more to charity, say people who stopped donating, according to a new poll
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Bill Gates made 2022’s biggest charitable donation
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'It’s Really Hard,' Says Jeff Bezos on Donating Effectively While Ex-Wife Gives Away $2 Billion
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Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune
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Jeff Bezos wealth: Billionaire announces plans to give away $124bn fortune
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Jeff Bezos gets philanthropy award at Vatican even as ex-wife gives away more of fortune
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Bill Gates vows to drop off world’s rich list by giving money away - starting with $20bn donation
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Gates, French Gates top list of biggest U.S. charity donors
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Giving Pledge adds 14 billionaires to philanthropist list
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Why are China’s billionaires suddenly feeling so generous?
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MacKenzie Scott, citing wealth gap, donates $2.7 billion
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Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott slams US wealth gap as she gives away $2.7 billion
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MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, donates another $2.7B
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Column: Elon Musk is giving $150 million to charity. What a cheapskate
LA TimesAmazon's Bezos tops list of richest charitable gifts in 2020
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Letters to the Editor: More billionaires should be like MacKenzie Scott and give away their fortunes
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Letters to the Editor: Billionaires shouldn’t be the ones deciding who deserves help
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MacKenzie Scott gives away $4.2 billion in historic charity binge
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MacKenzie Scott donates $1.7bn of her wealth since split with Jeff Bezos
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MacKenzie Bezos: More women would donate their fortunes if they made it rich
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MacKenzie Bezos signs the Giving Pledge, plans to donate half her wealth in charity
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MacKenzie Bezos will give half of her $36bn fortune away to charity
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MacKenzie Bezos pledges half her fortune to charity
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MacKenzie Bezos Pledges To Give More Than Half Of Her Billions To Charity
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Bill, Melinda Gates unfazed by criticism of wealthy giving
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gives less of his wealth to charity than Gates, Zuckerberg, or even Trump
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Asks Twitter Followers For Donation Ideas
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos asks Twitter followers for ways to donate money
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Meet the 14 billionaires joining Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in pledge to give away fortunes
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Just giving isn’t enough for the new philanthropists
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Warren Buffet to Mark Zuckerberg: 10 biggest charitable donations
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“股神”巴菲特捐出28亿美元 打破个人慈善记录
China Daily
“股神”巴菲特捐出28亿美元 打破个人慈善记录
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“股神”巴菲特捐出28亿美元 打破个人慈善记录
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10 billionaires who are giving generously to the world
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Bill Gates, wife top Forbes' list of top US philanthropists
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“捐赠宣言”:慈善的复杂
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美17位富豪加入“捐赠誓言”
China DailyDominic Lawson: The sin of the rich is to seem happy
The IndependentUS super-rich agree to give 50 per cent of their cash to charity
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Billionaires to give away half their fortune
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Bill Gates, Warren Buffett Urge Billionaires To Give Away Half Their Fortunes
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Be more generous, firms and millionares told
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