Nick East (Indie Writer)Virtue signaling, guilt trips, and wage theft is what corporations do best, that's how they become a big company... 😒
Now @@NickEast_IndieWriter There is also the fact that if you donate through them, the money seems to come from them, and they use it as a tax writeoff.
Donate directly instead!
Donate directly instead!
Vince@stuartb @NickEast_IndieWriter This is direct donation. And they can't legally write it off on taxes. You are the donor and you have the right to write it off on your taxes. The big bad grocery store doesn't financially benefit from this at all. The nonprofits are massively benefitting from the opportunity to reach so many small donors, and 100% of that dollar you add to your bill goes to that nonprofit, like your local food bank.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/29/charity-round-up-checkout-tax-deduction
@vince @NickEast_IndieWriter Just because legally they can't use it as a tax writeoff doesnt mean they don't do it anyway - just look at the stuff these companies do on a regular basis that isn't legal, or only barely legal, and it would soon become obvious that they would at least try it.
These are companies that aren't known for doing anything socially reponsible, but run these donation-washing schemes to try and look as if they are.
You say that it is the customers rightvto aim the tax writeoff for themselves, but... how does the IRS know who donated that money?
The ony name attached to the combined donations is the retailer.
But the main reason I'm suspicious of this...
It's rife here in the UK, and anyone who thinks the kings of the grift (US corpporations) aren't doing these things on a bigger scale is deluding themselves.
And, on a semi-related note, giving directly to charities here in the UK has another, massive advantage.
Gift Aid.
Here, tax law isn't set up so that individuals can claim a tax write-off for charitable donations, instead, the charity can claim Basic Rate Tax (25%) back from the government, if the donating person signs a declaration.
Gift Aid may be available to businesses, in addition to reducing their tax bill, but not always.