• ninpnin@sopuli.xyz
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    5 months ago

    It’s not a literal tax scam, it’s just free PR due to tax reasons. You donate and you pay less tax

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      5 months ago

      You donate and you pay less tax

      As a US citizen, she is only allowed to claim donations to charities registered in the US. The $100k she just dropped in Melbourne, Australia wouldn’t be eligible for example. Therefore it’s not free PR, she actually paid about $100k for it.

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            5 months ago

            A lot of billionaires do donate sums like these without direct personal gain. They also have more complex tax optimization/scams going on. None of that means they are virtuous people, and neither is taylor swift. She’s just like any other billionaire.