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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
In many instances, corporate sponsorship has ulterior motives. Many corporations would give back a lot more to their communities if they met all their tax obligations and stopped spending far more in political lobbying for laws/taxation regimes that benefit them far more than their local communities.
And when things still go wrong and they still manage to lose money (after paying their top execs stupid salaries), if the well paid people responsible for failed strategies fell on their swords rather than their employees well down the food chain.
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You do understand that large part of why corporations give to charity is to get those tax breaks you're complaining about, right? The whole 'make them pay more taxes' argument keeps pretending that taxation is a simple thing, and that there aren't severe consequences that accompany changes.