Xixak wrote:
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"The more money you make, the more expensive your lifestyle gets"..is that really the argument your going to make? The personal choice of spending more because you make more is an excuse for only giving 1/80th of your salary?? REALLY!?
I did argue the "why don't you donate 50% of your salary" argument. Even though I didn't have to because I never said a thing about 50% and it's not about me. I'm not a professional athlete/celebrity that makes millions of dollars a year for being me.
The reason I mentioned the bill gates thing is because that shows legitimacy. He's donated most of his fortune, not 1/16 of one year of his salary..
Actually, I take back that a million dollars is a lot of money because it's really not..not anymore. It's especially not a lot of money when the guy who's giving it away is going to make 80 million+ in the next five years...
So, yes. I am saying it's not a big deal because it's not. Good for him that he gave a little of his money to charity. But I'm not applauding him for it.
Are you going to applaud me if I give 1/16 of one year of my salary? Are you even going to know? Is there going to be a press conference for me? Is It going to make headlines internationally? Am I going to make more money for giving money away?Does it increase my celebrity and popularity?
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