Whenever a multibillion dollar celebrity or corporate entity appears overly concerned about a cause and is asking you to help donate, just remember that it's only so they can write it off on their taxes and save a few bucks.

If Walmart really cared about the Children's Stollary Hospital, why the fuck don't they donate even just a small fraction of their unimaginable wealth?

[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can you provide any evidence walmart is getting tax reductions or saves a few bucks when consumers donate at the checkout? I can only find the opposite

[–] TheTurducken@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, but they get credit for raising all that money with the non-profit. Walmart gets to send out press releases about the donation that are gobnled up by lazy journalists. Walmart executives get the fringe benefits that come with a large donation such as party invites and chumming around with other donors. Also, they are getting free mentions in this very comment.

[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

you pretty much summed up how it works at the Canadian tills. It is just a PR "lookie at us being goodest" and the typical rich people doing nice things knobberey.

And a huge slap in the face and pain in the ass for their employees to which they don't give a shit about and who have to put up with the asshole comments that follow the request put forth by the employer.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/checkout-donations-nobody-gets-tax-benefit-1.6524462