Originally Posted by pepe View Post
Originally Posted by Midwest Player View Post
If it was only the shareholders no company would give to charity
Giving to charity is a tax write off, as well as a form of marketing/advertising.
By the way, I don't think any company should give to charity. People should give to charities. A company should do what it's designed to do....make money for it's owners, which as a by-product provides jobs, and a service and/or product to us consumers to make our lives better. The free market system is what gave us our high standard of living. Personally, I don't want my company choosing a charity to give too. This should be done by individuals or outside groups like churches, etc. I know all businesses do this now, since liberals don't understand what a company's purpose is.

It's got to where I can't buy something at a fast food place in my area without them asking me if I want to donate to some charity they've chosen. I usually tell them no, give me my food I just ordered, I'll decide on my own what charity I'm going to support. I'm polite when I do this. But it does aggravate me that most retail shops (Walgreens just started doing this in my area) always want me to donate something to some charity. I get it that they will usually match my donation. This new trend with businesses is probably the result of people like MidWest Player who think this is a great idea. Liberals love the idea of other people supporting charity, and businesses doing everything except what their primary purpose is.