Maybe he believes that he can use the same money more effectively for causes that he cares more about.
My point is that there's nothing inconsistent in being charitable whilst trying to minimise the amount of tax you pay.
My point is that there's nothing inconsistent in being charitable whilst trying to minimise the amount of tax you pay.
On some level I agree with you though that there's nothing inconsistent about minimizing one's taxes and being charitable. At the same time, I'm having a hard time accepting this as an absolute truth. If the tax avoidance is a result of what some might see as a "corruption" of the democratic process, even if not necessarily illegal, I can understand why this might be considered ethically ambiguous.