So rather than donate what amounts to
pocket change to someone of Tim Cook's income level and do it discreetly and privately, Tim decided he'd rather get
someone else to pony up the money while he claims credit for it all over the news.
In other words, it's a
PUBLICITY STUNT. It's designed to make Tim Cook look good for the news. I maintain that if some charity cause actually meant so much to him and he could donate a few million (still a tiny fraction of his net worth of close to a half BILLION) and do it out of the public eye rather than as an obvious attempt to bring glory to his public image. Frankly, it's easy for someone like Bill Gates who has billions to give millions since they still have plenty left. It's much harder for someone who has nothing to give anything and yet as I've been taught, the latter is the greater value in the eyes of God since motivation and intent is everything. The poor will always exist, particularly if the rich continually lord it over them the rest of the year. If living wages were paid and jobs weren't outsourced, many of these people wouldn't need charity in the first place and could maintain their own dignity by their own hand.
So sorry, I don't take much stock in Tim Cook's action here, where he essentially sips some coffee while listening to some fan compliment him all the while and the press gives him credit for being such a humanitarian for drinking coffee with someone.
