RE: “Yes, it’s a big one. When Bill Gates set up a charity and fund it with 100 billion dollars instead of leaving it to his heirs, tax payers lose out on 40 billion dollars in estate tax alone. Are his causes so dear to you that you would happily fund a third of it with your money?”
YES! TOTALLY! For the simple reason that if that same money was in the hands of the government it would be absorbed in bureaucracy, paperwork, and political horsetrading that almost none of it would actually do any good. At least with Gates, I have confidence that the money will be spent well. Our government has no clue how to spend money well, just check the boxes on political show ponies.