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The rich pressuring the poor to donate money (self.mildlyinfuriating)

submitted 2 years ago by STRIKINGdebate2 to c/mildlyinfuriating

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There is a Mastercard ad running during Apple TV+'s MLB Friday's that really goads me.

It's an ad about how "we are powerful indivudually" but can accomplish "anything together". This includes using your Mastercard where they'll donate a SINGLE CENT per purchase (up to $5m, gotta cap it!) to "fight" cancer. And this commercial... yeah, it stuck with me thus did it's job, but as the ad wraps up, with music swelling, all of these people come from nowhere to surround/hug an apparent cancer survivor (wearing the appropriate cancer survivor sweatshirt).

Gross. Just gross. Clearly it's for some tax write off, and technically there's nothing for you to do or spend, other than what you were already going to purchase.

But still, Mastercard could have just donated $5m outright. Or donated the amount of money they spent on that damned commercial, which was probably in excess of $5m given it's high quality production values!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

where they'll donate a SINGLE CENT per purchase

And probably charge the merchant an extra 2c or 3c per transaction.

[–] EmergingDystopia 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Yeah, this really bothers me. Because in reality, that company that you give money to at checkout is just going to bundle that all up and it's a donation in their name, used as a tax write-off. You as the shopper might feel nice and warm and fuzzy, but you're just giving a multimillion or billion dollar company a tax break. Just donate as yourself. If you want to help XYZ cause, do it on your own. My two cents.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

You stupid, selfish peasants! You should be grateful that we're giving you this opportunity!
/s

[–] TakeshiKovacs 2 points 2 years ago

So I was diagnosed with Kidney stones yesterday and am on Percocet for the pain, and that comment thread made me think I was tripping. Spent way too long trying to get that damn hair off my screen.

[–] Colt420 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How bout the fact if they achieved their goals, they wouldn't have a problem to have a charity for and thats a bigger concern to them. They'd rather not help people than not exist. They may as well just pretend they are the poor people their campaigning for. Or be technically homeless and donate to themselves while living in charity(company) owned residence

[–] cloverthecutie 1 points 2 years ago

Nah the charities are usually legit. But the companies aren't doing it out of the goodness of their heart, it's a massive tax write off as well as free PR.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

If I choose to donate I will do it on my own terms thank you very much.

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