LW, you asked what you should do, which means you want a moral judgement, not a legal one. So yes, you should, and if you don't and you don't have extenuating circumstances ("I don't like a graduated income tax" is not an extenuating circumstance), you are morally obliged to give substantially more of your money away.
Who gets to make that moral judgement? We do, because you publicly wrote to an advice columnist and asked for a moral judgement. We are the readers, and I find you to be an immoral and selfish person who wants someone to hold your hand and tell you that you're a good girl.
Look, LW, I consider myself amazingly well off, and yet, while I make so much less than you I can't comprehend having as much money as you do, I give more than you do to charity in raw dollar amounts. So suck it up and stop being selfish.
Pick a percentage. Pick a high percentage. Then just give that every year. It's a formula that has worked for me in years when I was unemployed (10% x 0 dollars...) and in years when I got surprise bonuses. Pick something you care about. You don't say you're spending the money on long term care or something, so... what? What the fuck are you doing with $700K? You can't take it with you, you know that, right?
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LW, you asked what you should do, which means you want a moral judgement, not a legal one. So yes, you should, and if you don't and you don't have extenuating circumstances ("I don't like a graduated income tax" is not an extenuating circumstance), you are morally obliged to give substantially more of your money away.
Who gets to make that moral judgement? We do, because you publicly wrote to an advice columnist and asked for a moral judgement. We are the readers, and I find you to be an immoral and selfish person who wants someone to hold your hand and tell you that you're a good girl.
Look, LW, I consider myself amazingly well off, and yet, while I make so much less than you I can't comprehend having as much money as you do, I give more than you do to charity in raw dollar amounts. So suck it up and stop being selfish.
Pick a percentage. Pick a high percentage. Then just give that every year. It's a formula that has worked for me in years when I was unemployed (10% x 0 dollars...) and in years when I got surprise bonuses. Pick something you care about. You don't say you're spending the money on long term care or something, so... what? What the fuck are you doing with $700K? You can't take it with you, you know that, right?
Study: Poor Are More Charitable Than The Wealthy