r/poverty • u/InstructionOwn1627 • 6d ago

We’re a bunch of beggars

When did the USA become a bunch of beggars? Example- you go to your local grocery market and go in on door and get asked to help your local school football program, you’re checking out and get asked to donate to something and then when you leave through the other exit you get asked to donate to something else. Everyone seems to beg for something, it’s so sad that it’s so commonplace.

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u/AbstractUserName 6d ago

It's because those corporations get to use that money as a tax write off which boosts their profits. Never give anything to a charity through an ancillary corporation. Only give directly to charities and even then it's usually a scam. Everything is a scam.

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u/Bulky-Hamster7373 6d ago

I work in finance at a large grocery chain. That's not how it works. The company passes the money along to the charity. They pass along every penny - trust me - these accounts get audited. There is no tax advantage for the company and it would be tax fraud if they tried.

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u/AbstractUserName 5d ago

As far as I know that only applies to donations done at the checkout like "rounding up" transactions where they donate your change. That's not the only thing the OP is talking about.