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minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16·22 hours agoThat’s not how tax deductions for charitable donations work, and McDonald’s can’t claim them either. What they do get is PR for running the thing, and like it or not, it does get people to donate who otherwise wouldn’t.
minus-squareKindness is Punk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-221 hours agoThat being said, I would welcome people to do their own donations and get the tax exemptions for it, whatever gets them there. We can hate McDonald’s for a lot of other reasons.
minus-squareBeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoI’d rather tax McDonald’s for an amount respective of their profits compared to me.
That’s not how tax deductions for charitable donations work, and McDonald’s can’t claim them either. What they do get is PR for running the thing, and like it or not, it does get people to donate who otherwise wouldn’t.
That being said, I would welcome people to do their own donations and get the tax exemptions for it, whatever gets them there.
We can hate McDonald’s for a lot of other reasons.
I’d rather tax McDonald’s for an amount respective of their profits compared to me.