I’ve also heard Ken Langone (co-founder of HomeDepot) talk about this. He said why should he give more money to the government. He has huge endowments and charities, has built hospitals etc.. He said he is far better to allocate his charitable dollars than the government is. Does anyone (even a leftist) disagree?
They don’t disagree when it comes to their own wealth. The support causes THEY themselves like and don’t trust the government’s judgement. And they are happy to take their deductions for charitable contributions!