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Old 02-25-2012, 05:07 PM
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Steve Zarelli
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Originally Posted by David Atkatz View Post
$500 isn't bad? If it were being donated to charity, than, no, it wouldn't be bad. But when most of it is going to a thirty-something multi-multimillionaire, it's a travesty. Just think of what that greedy bastard could do for, say, children's charities--St. Jude's, perhaps--just by signing his name. But that has never entered his mind.

(And please, don't tell me about how much he probably does on the QT. These guys don't hire full-time publicists in order to keep that stuff quiet.)
Some do set up charitable foundations, but my sense is the primary goal is to provide cushy jobs to relatives and a nice tax shelter. The fact that those in need may benefit is incidental.

I am getting too cynical...
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