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You're overthinking this. There's a publicity element to it, but the money just gets given to charity, like they say it does. It's not a conspiracy or a tax acc
by foldr 5mo ago
You're overthinking this. There's a publicity element to it, but the money just gets given to charity, like they say it does. It's not a conspiracy or a tax accounting trick.
- jstanley 5mo agoHow can you tell? And is this definitely universally true or just true of the 1 instance you happen to have personal experience with?
- foldr 5mo agoSame way I can tell that my next door neighbor isn't poisoning my water supply or that Tesco doesn't have a secret chemical weapons program. That major supermarket chains are running scam charity appeals just isn't a hypothesis worth entertaining in the absence of any evidence for it.
- gosub100 5mo agoBecause the risk of fraud is too great for major corporations. They have accountants and businesses people who would report it.
- kshacker 5mo agoThe risk with charity money is not the companies collecting a few cents but the charity itself.