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I firmly believe that I know better than the government where I should put my money to give back to society and will be more efficient in doing it. I give a lot relative to my income and intend to continue doing so, and also intend to minimize my tax burden so I can support the causes I care about not the ones other people vote for.

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Sure but you are a tiny minority. Most people are outright selfish when it comes to (not only) money, hence laws are required. More often than not they create an alternate reality where they justify their actions by whatever mental trick their subconsiousness deems necessary (ie I pay enough already, it wont matter anyway, I put the money into kids etc etc etc).

I do not believe the government is any better at deploying money to meet a social good.And I believe it is people's own right to use their money to support what they believe in. So I will continue to work to pay as absolutely low tax as possible so I can support causes I believe in and allow others to do the same.

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