"Being seen as a good billionaire who gave back was important. Republicans and Democrats alike embraced the Gates Foundation’s priorities — U.S. education, global health and gender equality.
Now, it’s stylish, in a Silicon Valley contrarian sort of way, to bash the Giving Pledge."
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The New York Times
The Billionaire Backlash Against a Philanthropic DreamThe Giving Pledge, once trendy among the world’s richest, has come upon hard times.
