Urging the wealthy to become philanthropists as soon as possible is a shortsighted strategy that misunderstands economics.

“The American dream doesn’t end with you getting rich,” says Jeff Atwood, above. “It ends with you helping everyone else get to where they need to be too.” Jeff Atwood is swimming against the tide of ...

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Tech entrepreneur Jeff Atwood says wealth inequality in the U.S. is unfair, astonishing and un-American. In response, he and his family have committed to giving away half their fortune within five ...

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Stack Overflow co-founder Jeff Atwood says he’ll give away more than half his wealth — starting with $8 million in charitable ...

To date, 244 billionaires have signed on. Tech boss Jeff Atwood in California on January 14, 2025. On January 17, 2025, he spoke with The Associated Press regarding his plans to donate half his ...

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Stack Exchange co-founders Joel Spolsky (left) and Jeff Atwood (right) present at MIX09 in 2009. D.Begley, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Atwood, 55, the co-founder of the coding Q&A site Stack ...

That is how tech entrepreneur Jeff Atwood sees the staggering wealth inequality in the U.S. today. In response, he and his family have pledged to give away half their wealth within five years ...