> When someone offers $1000 to a business they expect [...] > [...] transact on hope and trust. These two things are not as dissimilar as you seem to think.

> When someone offers $1000 to a business they expect [...] > [...] transact on hope and trust. These two things are not as dissimilar as you seem to think. There is nothing irrational about donating to a non-profit, and nothing irrational about paying high salaries to irreplaceable employees or executives.