What's the difference between 'philanthropy' and just plain old 'giving to charity'?
Apart from that people who call it philanthropy tend to bang on about how amazing and generous they are in the papers.
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If you can afford it without even thinking about it then it's philanthropy.
If it involves sacrificing a portion of your hard-earned revenue and making compromises elsewhere in your life to accommodate that, then it's just plain old boring giving to charity.
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Thu 1 Nov 2012, 14:39,
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Hmmm on reflection that seems alarmingly close to the truth.
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Thu 1 Nov 2012, 14:40,
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Took the words straight out of my mouth.
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skeltonator Needs some new daps., Thu 1 Nov 2012, 14:48,
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Philanthropy allows your massive ego to choose where the money you don't need is spent, making it look like you actually care about a cause, rather than just giving it to the government as tax.
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Roland E O'Dorant R Tape loading error, 0:1, Thu 1 Nov 2012, 15:17,
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Yeah there is that tax thing, although I don't believe a nice charitable person like Bill Gates or Bono would abuse that loophole for a second
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skeltonator Needs some new daps., Thu 1 Nov 2012, 15:20,
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