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MAGA says

I agree.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-americans-35-trillion-wealth-giving-away-heirs-philanthropy-11625234216

I know you do the veteran thing and I respect that, but the wealth extracted by boomers should be handed back down to their kids that will have to try and repay the debt their parents borrowed. Harsh take, but reality. Philanthropy/donation gets stolen and squandered even in the best of charities. Giving your time is substantially more valuable than money which I believe is what you've said you do. I'd be cautious with any financial donation with any org as I recall you've said you plan to donate your estate.

I am personally done donating to charity unless I have control over the donation. I'll physically help out, but the ones I do support are not getting my money. Everyone lies is what I've realized. The extent of the lies is never found out in most cases or even questioned. It's charity after all. The cause will still be better with the money I suppose, but it's hard to see some organizations pissing away 40-50%+ of donations on administration.

WookieMan says

MAGA says

I agree.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-americans-35-trillion-wealth-giving-away-heirs-philanthropy-11625234216

I know you do the veteran thing and I respect that, but the wealth extracted by boomers should be handed back down to their kids that will have to try and repay the debt their parents borrowed. Harsh take, but reality. Philanthropy/donation gets stolen and squandered even in the best of charities. Giving your time is substantially more valuable than money which I believe is what you've said you do. I'd be cautious with any financial donation with any org as I recall you've said you plan to donate your estate.

I am personally done donating to charity unless I have control over the donation. I'll physically help out, but the ones I do ...

I say seize it all, pay off the national debt off, abolish the Federal Reserve, and return to a gold standard.

WookieMan says

I am personally done donating to charity unless I have control over the donation. I'll physically help out, but the ones I do support are not getting my money. Everyone lies is what I've realized. The extent of the lies is never found out in most cases or even questioned. It's charity after all. The cause will still be better with the money I suppose, but it's hard to see some organizations pissing away 40-50%+ of donations on administration.

Work with the books of a charity, and I guarantee you will never donate again.

I want to see charities and religions document all of the donations and expenses individually. I want to know where every last penny came from and where they went.

I don't think any of them have ever done that.

When my children decided to throw their relationship out with their father, ... I'll spend it, and they can figure out what it's like to work hard for 35 years of their life, and see what they have to show for it...
when they see me, it will be too late to pull the knife out of my back.
... so when I see these court cases on media ...tv, tube.etc... Children, as well as parents throw family away, and I believe a throw away society will be a less then middle class.
Oh, I bet it can be fixed, but not in my lifetime...
My kids will not have any Debt as a result of me... they'll have their own debt from their own actions..\

richwicks says

Work with the books of a charity, and I guarantee you will never donate again.

I haven't had the chance to see the "real" books, but I get what you're saying. I will pay to attend an event I suppose if I'm golfing or getting a meal out of it. Some benefit. Done writing checks directly though.

What a surprise, boomers pretty much got there wealth selling out future generations

richwicks says

I say seize it all, pay off the national debt off, abolish the Federal Reserve, and return to a gold standard.

I think I could almost be sold on this idea. The system is fubar for sure.

I will live in Caligulan splendor in my old age to avoid leaving my money to anyone here. I plan on finding a few second cousins in Poland to leave it to.

Patrick says

I want to see charities and religions document all of the donations and expenses individually. I want to know where every last penny came from and where they went.

I don't think any of them have ever done that.

Most of my estate is going to the Fisher House Foundation. A highly-rated charity.

https://fisherhouse.org/

Money is Pie and the Old People ate it all and wont give me any more. Bernie Sanders told me, then he sped away in his $500,000 Audi Super Car, as he ran over my foot.
He said I would find those responsible living in a van down by the river, eating cold ramen, rehydrated with piss they wrung out of their depends.
Those mean old bastards, how dare they, why can't they be more like Warren Buffet, George Soros, Warren Buffett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates?
Now there's your humanitarians, bending over backwards to make life better for the young folk. While exposing your evil grandmother.

Do you Idiots listen to yourselves?

Tenpoundbass says

Money is Pie and the Old People ate it all and wont give me any more. Bernie Sanders told me, then he sped away in his $500,000 Audi Super Car, as he ran over my foot.
He said I would find those responsible living in a van down by the river, eating cold ramen, rehydrated with piss they wrung out of their depends.
Those mean old bastards, how dare they, why can't they be more like Warren Buffet, George Soros, Warren Buffett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates?
Now there's your humanitarians, bending over backwards to make life better for the young folk. While exposing your evil grandmother.

Do you Idiots listen to yourselves?

Maybe it's not the same this as "Older Americans" but, was Carlin an idiot?
https://youtu.be/_7U5JVk_y7U

TAKE IT ALL!
It will run the government for 1024 days, if they don't start new programs with the "windfall".

You can give yours away; I’m keeping mine because it’s mine.
I lived like a pauper while I was working for not great pay, sometimes with an asshole for a boss.
I took the slings and arrows from females who thought I was cheap, or broke.
Later they made fun of my wheels, and that I bought shit at Goodwill.
I was a fanatical saver and investor, and now I’m sitting pretty.
See a girl’s reaction when you show her your mutual fund accounts on your phone.
I don’t know what wookieman is talking about; boomers I know are still paying taxes and are often still working, I think they work because they’re afraid to stop.
I’m not working but lots of guys my age are.

Addendum:
I give some $ away at tax time, it’s also when I pay my “slave reparations”.
Looking at the cartoon above, I cannot fathom what the person on the right is, but it surely isn’t an “older American”, it appears like an androgynous Asian in its 30s.

richwicks says

I say seize it all, pay off the national debt off, abolish the Federal Reserve, and return to a gold standard.

Silver standard. Otherwise only a few with have gold, but give everybody bank notes for 10x more gold than the few actually possess. I agree with the core.

At the very least, all wages, salaries, and real property must be paid in physical precious metals - never in banknotes or any paper - including employers.

clambo says

See a girl’s reaction when you show her your mutual fund accounts on your phone.

Why would you do that? Your quality of home, lifestyle, and health will be all you need to show your are financially comfortable. Overt bragging about your bank account will only attract phonies who are only interested in how much loot you throw their way.

WineHorror1 says

but, was Carlin an idiot?

Yes he was! He was a petty sniveling bitter fuck, with an even dumber audience. He was a Comedian with a schtick that sold tickets, to idiots that reckoned him a philosopher.
He was funny at the time, but I cringe, at the way people recite him like he was teaching policy, rather than just doing a monologue for laughs.

His comedy worked because he was pushing boundaries by thumbing his nose at decorum, etiquettes and social expectations. Then he started bitching about Politics, without ever once getting involved. He Destroyed so much of our Society, and his comedy no longer works as comedy. Because the social idiosyncrasies he was playing off of, are not longer Social norms, and that's the sad part.

"Have a nice day..."
"Don't tell me to what to do!"

I mean that no longer works, because people aren't polite anymore. And that is the consensus a proper response.

Tenpoundbass says

WineHorror1 says

but, was Carlin an idiot?

Yes he was! He was a petty sniveling bitter fuck, with an even dumber audience. He was a Comedian with a schtick that sold tickets, to idiots that reckoned him a philosopher.
He was funny at the time, but I cringe, at the way people recite him like he was teaching policy, rather than just doing a monologue for laughs.

In order for comedy to work, there has to be some truth to it. You're attempting to say...?

Tenpoundbass says

His comedy worked because he was pushing boundaries by thumbing his nose at decorum, etiquettes and social expectations. Then he started bitching about Politics, without ever once getting involved. He Destroyed so much of our Society, and his comedy no longer works as comedy. Because the social idiosyncrasies he was playing off of, are not longer Social norms, and that's the sad part.

"Have a nice day..."
"Don't tell me to what to do!"

I mean that no longer works, because people aren't polite anymore. And that is the consensus a proper response.

the few good charities I know are Salvation Army and I think Red Cross, they actually get shit done. Salvation army gets a lot of shit though from gays, because they arent fag friendly.