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You guys know what a tax writeoff is, right? She still loses all of that money. If you're not donating to "charities" that are really just fronts for your personal interests, there's not really any monetary incentive to do this.
Uh... yes.
It appears so on this occasion. She's made giving her money away a full-time job. Not like she's ever going to live uncomfortably, but it's pretty much a positive.
She has currently donated over $15 billion since the divorce (started with $38 billion in amazon shares, now is worth about $40 billion despite stock price doubling in the 5 years since then), none of it with strings attached or being future promises like most billionaires. She doesn't need tax cuts since she just gets taxed on what she actually spends from capital gains tax (or whatever, I'm not an accountant), she doesn't stay in media spotlights except for when her donations go out, her donation org website does semi-yearly updates so its not trying to be a source of info or drama, etc.
She hasn't lost money because she amazon stock price keeps going up, she's just not gaining as much as she could be if she hoarded her wealth, but she knows she has more money than she could ever hope to or want to spend in her lifetime, her kids lifetimes, or however many generations $40 billion can support even assuming the amazon stock prices get tanked (very unlikely).
She just is a good human being with a good heart. It's rare that people like that have this kind of money to give away for purely charitable reasons, but here we are
She's a philanthropist. A genuinely good person who wants the world to be a better place.
This may shock you but... Bill Gates is also a philanthropist.
Ehh. Even if he is, his choice of charities and other beneficiaries are sometimes questionable. His push for charter schools being a great example. My dislike of billionare philanthropy stems from the fact that it can often subvert democratic interests in favor of one individual's personal vision and myopic views.
I have no idea what charter schools are.
I'm not claiming that Bill Gates is some kind of God like champion of progressive politics. Billionaires never are.
He is however sacrificing a significant portion of his wealth in order to make the world better. A quick google says $7b in 2022 or something.
The tax write off is just something idiots say. That $7b is gone. Yes he may save some tax but not $7b.
Most billionaires would just buy political influence directly.
She's one of the few who actually put the "billionaires should be free to donate how they choose!" thing up in good faith, it seems. I'll reserve some skepticism, but as far as the mega wealthy go, she seems to actually be doing okay.