When the U.S. attacked Iraq in 2003 I stopped paying U.S. federal taxes, and haven't paid since.

The IRS has 10 years to try to collect before the statute of limitations kicks in.

Each year they fail, I donate the uncollected taxes to charity.

This year, my 2012 taxes became permanently uncollectable. I just donated $4,384 to the Top Charities Fund run by #GiveWell (https://www.givewell.org/top-charities-fund).

#TaxResistance #TaxRedirection #EffectiveAltruism

#GiveWell is a nonprofit within the #EffectiveAltuism movement that evaluates and recommends charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar. It focuses on cost-effectiveness and evidence of impact.

In 2020, GiveWell donors contributed over $240 million to its recommended charities. These donations will save over 150,000 lives.

https://blog.givewell.org/2021/11/12/givewells-money-moved-in-2020/

In this thread I will explain in short how GiveWell translates a donated dollar amount into a number of saved lives.

It's not a lot this year, but I just donated ~3% of my income to GiveWell, as I intend to do each year for the foreseeable future.

It's not all I give, but the yearly N% is a consistent structure that I'm grateful to have heard from James for how his St. Louis community requests membership give to keep things going.

#effectivealtruism #givewell

📅 International Effective Giving Day 🌐

A free online #event giving you the chance to hear from some of the world's most eminent thinkers in #EffectiveAltruism. Keynote address: Nobel Laureate Professor #MichaelKremer. Supported by the world’s leading organizations in effective philanthropy and charity evaluation. Also featuring: Johannes Ackva (Climate Lead Founders Pledge), Leah Edgerton (Executive Director Animal Charity Evaluators), Neil Buddy Shah (Managing Director, #GiveWell).

Nov 30 2020 @ 18:45 CET

https://effectivegivingday.org/