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tompe - you are still ignoring my first point, which is that most charity is domestic and not reflected in foreign giving numbers.
Your tax rates are unlikely to change based on how much foreign aid the government gives - it would just reallocate. So I do not think anybody really gives up anything by have the government give foreign aid. By contrast money you give to charity is money that you personally cannot spend or save.
Your claim about charitable giving being an example of egoism rather than virtue is a splendid example of advanced philosophical thinking. I assume that you also think that heroism in battle is just showing off, that diligence in study and work is just lack of imagination, that caring for your family is a form of racism, and so forth.
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