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I’m not well-versed in philosophy, so I don’t know what’s commonly defined as ‘altruism.’ If you define it as ‘exclusively working for or giving to another person’, then you’re right. But what if we defined it as ‘exclusively working for or giving to the commonwealth’?
I think the plan is to not just distribute your wealth to specific individuals, but to a broad spectrum of soci- oh, wait, that's socialism, which is fine.