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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by IntronExon on Monday March 05, 2018 @07:41PM (#16525943)
Or is it that corporate gifts are not the same as personal gifts?

Just 100% of this. Gift in this case has tax implications, but it in no way implies generosity of spirit, friendship, or the spirit of giving for another’s sake.

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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by chii on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @01:07AM (#16527195)
why should it have tax implication (in favour of Pearson's), if it is full of strings attached?
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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by jjeaff on Monday March 05, 2018 @08:39PM (#16526225)
Why would having strings attached necessarily reduce the generosity?

If I gift you a new car, but with the caveat that after 5 years, you must donate it to charity, does that make my gift disingenous or not generous?

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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by IntronExon on Monday March 05, 2018 @08:57PM (#16526303)
It certainly changes it, although I’d be far more likely to compare this case with you giving me a car with instructions telling me to pick certain people up and drop them off at certain times, or you’ll take the car back.
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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by jjeaff on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:51AM (#16527531)
You have the option to take the car with those caveats or not. If you choose to accept it, I must conclude that you consider it a net positive and thus a gift. Not as good as a full, unfettered gift, but a gift nonetheless.
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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by benchaney on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @03:12AM (#16527603)
> I must conclude that you consider it a net positive and thus a gift

By this definition, whenever anyone buys anything it is a gift.

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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by jjeaff on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:05PM (#16570499)
You should re-read my comment then.
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