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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI thought this was interesting...American companies ranked by charitable donations...
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I thought this was interesting...American companies ranked by charitable donations... (Original Post)
clarice
Jun 2014
OP
Does it matter WHERE the money comes from as long as it's going to someone who NEEDS it?
clarice
Jun 2014
#10
clarice
(5,504 posts)1. LOL.... I guess no one else thought so. nt
ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)2. i guess people here
see most of the companies on that list as evil and don't care about the millions that go to charity... and some of it is that they are giving to themselves in a round-about sort of way in some cases.
sP
clarice
(5,504 posts)3. Evil ? No matter how much they donate ? hmmmmmmm. Thanks. nt
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)4. Evil to avoid paying taxes
and then donate your m,oney like the Koch Family does.
ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)7. thank you for making my point... n/t
clarice
(5,504 posts)8. I don't know who they are, but if they are donating...
a lot to charity, good on em'
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)5. Top U.S Foundations in Giving...(total giving, not just corporate foundations)
clarice
(5,504 posts)10. Does it matter WHERE the money comes from as long as it's going to someone who NEEDS it?
I fail to see the distinction.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)11. You know what's interesting
None of the Koch family foundations appear on that list, even they're some of the richest mo-fos in the nation. And certainly there appears to be no corporate foundation.
They're apparently spending all their money on politics, not charitable work.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)6. Interesting. However I want so definitions. Charitable - does that include your own church? Or some
organization that fulfills their political goals for them?
clarice
(5,504 posts)9. I'm not sure....but I wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. nt