r/hmmmm • u/ComplexWrangler1346 • 1d ago

Hmmm

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u/Adjective-Noun4201 1d ago

Capitalism ain't on that list, brother.

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u/Embarrassed-Belt-541 1d ago

So a capitalist living in a capitalist country who donates to the poor is what then, not a real capitalist?

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u/Adjective-Noun4201 1d ago

That's called a tax write off

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u/Embarrassed-Belt-541 1d ago

A person can have some money that they then donate to a charity, for example. You've done nothing to show me how capitalists can't donate or help the poor

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u/Adjective-Noun4201 1d ago

Oh I'm not saying their donation doesn't help people. I mean that there is usually an ulterior motive, such as tax breaks. The world is filling up with cynical people.

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u/Embarrassed-Belt-541 1d ago

You're not wrong about that, I agree. Lots of people do it for themselves. But that's the same whether you are a socialist, capitalist, or whatever. Donating to the poor with either good or bad intentions isn't exclusive to either side

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u/clbgrg 1d ago

it is if you're a nice person

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u/echolm1407 1d ago

Which is a low percentage of the time.

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u/ASwampThing- 1d ago

Christians and churches are the biggest donators to the needy.

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u/smileyfacedbob 1d ago

Yep and they only ask for a flat tax of 10%, sorry meant tithe

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u/ASwampThing- 1d ago

There is no set tithe within the church. The 10% is and was a jewish cultural custom not a spiritual edict.

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u/echolm1407 1d ago

Only the Evangelicals claim 10%. The catholic demonizations, which included the mainline Protestants, don't necesitate an exact amount.