Interesting column this week on charity and paying a living wage by business columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times and CNBC business news....
It begins.....
Real charity doesn't come with a tax deduction.
That's what I told a gathering of generous Wall Street and business luminaries this month about the increasing paradox of even some of the most well-intentioned philanthropy.
All too often, charitable gifts are used not only to help those who can't help themselves but to make up for the failure of companies to pay people a living wage and treat their workers with dignity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/business/dealbook/income-inequality-corporate-response.html
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