Shenarday is CNN Tech's weekly, offbeat look at stories trending on social media. This week the Shenards are raising money to fight climate change and clean up our tax code. Peter Thiel has most of his wealth packed into Roth IRA so he can take it out and buy a private island without doing anything even quasi charitable. Get 50% off your first month on any subscription line at KiwiCoase.com slash Vox50.
The billionaire founder of Patagonia is giving away his company to fight climate change. He’s also getting a giant tax break.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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