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MacKenzie Scott gave Meals on Wheels America $70 million as elderly people face 4-month wait list for food. In 2025 alone she donated $7.2 billion to charity, with no strings attached. (fortune.com)

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 16 points 5 days ago

Scott’s $70 million donation is just a drop in the bucket of her $26 billion philanthropic streak since 2020. The early Amazon employee and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos worth $41.1 billion is rewriting the playbook of billionaire philanthropy.

Credit when credit is due, MacKenzie Scott seems to genuine want to help society.

However, taxing billionaires would allow us to fix problems instead of relying upon the good will of billionaires.