While I agree with you because of the second bullet point, this is not necessarily true. Inside the US, donations are effectively not tax deductable if you are claiming the standard deduction, or over the AGI limit, or giving giving to an entity without the right tax status in your jurisdiction, etc. And outside the US different rules apply and donations may not be tax deductable anyway.
To expand on your last point, donations here in Israel are only tax deductible when they go to charities operating in Israel. I can’t donate to AMF and get a deduction.
I’m sorry, but without in the slightest bit wishing to impugn any individual, or make anyone feel bad , or tread on any toes, or poke anyone in the epistemic nether parts, or make the onerous task of moderating this forum any more difficult than it no doubt already is, I respectfully disagree (but very respectfully) with your second point. The post-FTX rush to disavow all “ends justify the means” reasoning is about as silly as SBF’s disregard for the Kelly criterion. As a wise philosopher once said, “if the ends don’t justify the means, I’d like to know what the hell does”. We can all say that stealing $8 billion is almost certainly very very bad, without endorsing a mindset whereby even the most ridiculous laws must be upheld without fail at all times (and a lot of places around the world have some very silly tax laws). Blanket answers here seem inappropriate, although ofc OP didn’t give us much to go on (perhaps wisely if he does in fact follow through with his plans to evade taxes).
Donations to charity are already tax deductible. No illegal tax evasion should come into the conversation.
For the love of God, do not do anything illegal or unethical in the name of EA or reducing suffering. Please.
While I agree with you because of the second bullet point, this is not necessarily true. Inside the US, donations are effectively not tax deductable if you are claiming the standard deduction, or over the AGI limit, or giving giving to an entity without the right tax status in your jurisdiction, etc. And outside the US different rules apply and donations may not be tax deductable anyway.
To expand on your last point, donations here in Israel are only tax deductible when they go to charities operating in Israel. I can’t donate to AMF and get a deduction.
...yet. We’re working on it!
I’m sorry, but without in the slightest bit wishing to impugn any individual, or make anyone feel bad , or tread on any toes, or poke anyone in the epistemic nether parts, or make the onerous task of moderating this forum any more difficult than it no doubt already is, I respectfully disagree (but very respectfully) with your second point. The post-FTX rush to disavow all “ends justify the means” reasoning is about as silly as SBF’s disregard for the Kelly criterion. As a wise philosopher once said, “if the ends don’t justify the means, I’d like to know what the hell does”. We can all say that stealing $8 billion is almost certainly very very bad, without endorsing a mindset whereby even the most ridiculous laws must be upheld without fail at all times (and a lot of places around the world have some very silly tax laws). Blanket answers here seem inappropriate, although ofc OP didn’t give us much to go on (perhaps wisely if he does in fact follow through with his plans to evade taxes).