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Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium by jamesgagan on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @05:34PM (#14363013)
OP said "All proceeds are directed back into rehabilitation and education programs." This is not true.
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Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium by mthoms on Thursday May 18, 2017 @12:04AM (#14364723)
Pedantry fail. You know very well what "proceeds go to charity" means.

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/proceeds.html

Nearly every non-profit in the world has expenses to cover first.

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Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium by derefr on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @05:59PM (#14363191)
"Proceeds" is a synonym for profits, not for revenues. That was my point: "15% of revenues" might very well be the entirety of the proceeds, making their statement true. You have to do some accounting to prove or disprove that.
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