Why I’m Giving $1.8B for College Financial Aid

Re:Why I’m Giving $1.8B for College Financial Aid by joemi on Sunday November 18, 2018 @10:48PM (#18484104)

If I’m understanding you correctly, it should be noted that paying for something (or donating to something) that does not require you to pay taxes is not the same thing at all as using taxpayer money. It’s not subsidized, is it? It’s just not taxed. (Do correct me if I’m wrong though.)

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Re:Why I’m Giving $1.8B for College Financial Aid by Retric on Monday November 19, 2018 @08:21AM (#18486201)

If you donate 100 $ and then get X dollars rebated from your taxes you donated 100 - X dollars.

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Re:Why I’m Giving $1.8B for College Financial Aid by michaelt on Monday November 19, 2018 @08:36AM (#18486281)

What do you think should be the difference in tax between a rich business owner donating money directly from their company, and a regular joe donating money from their paycheck?

And what do you think the current difference in tax is?

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Re:Why I’m Giving $1.8B for College Financial Aid by Retric on Monday November 19, 2018 @09:26AM (#18486571)

I am not making an argument for what should be, only what is.

Companies also get tax deductions. Should or should not is a different issue, but currently they do.

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