Whenever a multibillion dollar celebrity or corporate entity appears overly concerned about a cause and is asking you to help donate, just remember that it’s only so they can write it off on their taxes and save a few bucks.
If Walmart really cared about the Children’s Stollary Hospital, why the fuck don’t they donate even just a small fraction of their unimaginable wealth?
What makes me laugh about this entire things is that if Oprah Winfrey & The Rock didn’t donate anything this conversation would not even be happening & I’m sure everyone here would be happier.
Just nod, good for them, more money to Maui, move on lmao
Well, some say they did it on purpose to distract from the wealthy buying up all the land for cheap.
At least they have donated $10 million to the fund.
Only a cool 0.3% of their combined networth.
donate all the time, but the US tax system caps my donation deduction to 650… Is there some loop hole where i can actuallly deduct evetything i donate?
Edit: I see, i need to itemize…
They’re doing their part by using their platform to spread awareness of the issue and get people to chip in. No good deed goes unpunished.
Anytime I see “Awareness”, I see it as a laundering of donation mnbey to an executive board.
Their goal is not to get you to help Maui. Their goal is to get you to subsidize their tax evasion. It’s a massive loophole in the tax system which is why every rich asshole has a charity or foundation these days.
They already pay more taxes than you and they are gathering donations for a great cause. Some people are never grateful no matter what you do
We are trying to be realistic when talking about the real causes behind what the wealthy class does anything
Yes, some do it for the good, but to a point we all know they are playong the tax game
á la Panama papers
Oprah lives there so it’s really special to her… so she is asking for your donations
She owns land and has property all over the world.
This is more than a person that “cares” for the people. They are using this tragedy to make money.
The video talks about how they are funneling the money and how they will most likely use it, to be cear some money will go to the some people.
If you don’t know how the wealthy class use non-profits and other “philanthropy” to funnel money, here is a clip below that explains.
Oprah’s Maui Fund QUESTIONED (clip)
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Understandable view point, thanks for calling it out!
This is the thread I’ve been waiting for my whole life
Statement is very true. Everytime my grocery store asks for donations at the cash, I just tell the cashier no and the billion dollar company should just do it themselves and not use me as a tax write off.
They typically are shocked and don’t know how to reply. It’s quite amusing.
