Maybe Apple itself could donate 0.0001% of its savings instead of asking other people to do the same.
Yep, plus you get the tax benefit while the ones actually spending the money don't get one. Nice racket Apple..
Maybe they did donate some money, who knows? For profit companies are not obligated to give billions for everything as is frequently implied on these forums.Maybe Apple itself could donate 0.0001% of its savings instead of asking other people to do the same.
This is not limited to America. No matter where in the world: if you want to help effectively, send money. And not to some random organisations, but to actually trustworthy ones.Agreed. The fastest way to get anything done in America is with cash.
Yes, there will be waste, but no system devised by man is 100% efficient. If you wait for that level of perfection, you'll never get anything done.
I agree but also found out that when companies express how much they donated to a cause/disaster, it encourages their customers/followers to donate as well. (Lead by example.) I think I would be ok with a company stating that they donated but not specifying how much $$$. On another note, the internet would attach that company for only donating $10,000 vs donating $1 million like other companies. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Cash can go A LOT farther than stuff. Say you buy a case of corn for $15. They can possibly buy and cook 12 cans of corn for $5. Most of them have deals with manufacturers where they'll buy cans that are safe but not sellable.They say that one is lucky if 50% of the money one donates gets to the cause. That is why I prefer to donate "stuff" instead of cash.
Maybe they did donate some money, who knows?
For profit companies are not obligated to give billions for everything as is frequently implied on these forums.
Red Cross is pretty good, not perfect at 90%: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3277
That said, for a massive effort like this, the infrastructure of a huge charity like Red Cross is valuable.
I know from one disaster event in Japan where money was collected here in Austria, and I know from first hand that not one cent arrived in Japan.
For such disaster events here in Austria (Europe) the Austrian government does all the work, financing and management. No donations needed. I love my government for this. I don't see why privately held organizations should manage such events, it's just a big money machine tricking the gullible good hearted people. After all why do we pay up to 50% taxes???
Their silence at this point doesn't mean they have not donated. You can't ASSUME.When Apple donates money to a disaster, they make a big deal about it.
It seems to help if you're a country they need favor in:
2013 - $8 million to Chinese earthquake victims
2014 - $1.6 million to China earthquake relief
2016 - $1 million to China flood relief
But Apple has donated in the US as well:
2001 - $1 million to 9/11 rescue workers, plus an iBook for each family
2012 - $2.5 million to Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy victims
Of course, NOBODY is obligated to donate, but it's considered to be part of good citizenship, along with possible religious reasons.
Their silence at this point doesn't mean they have not donated. You can't ASSUME.
Ok, if that is your idea of a logical conclusion, go for it.Sure you can.
Using all known past history, Apple will say something if/when they donate to disaster relief.
That's not picking on them. It's the same for most other companies.
We also know that Tim Cook is far more likely to do so than his predecessor.
Thanks for the correction. I somewhat lazily used the first dataset I could find - and that was from 2013.
Quite a difference in four years.
Ok, if that is your idea of a logical conclusion, go for it.
Apple Donation edition!Ok but does the donor certificate come in space grey?
I have an aunt and cousins who live in Katy. Glad to hear you guys are safe, as it's only 29 miles from Houston!We’re good in Katy. So far. Good luck and be safe all.
QFTNo, and even if they did, authorities know from past hurricane evacuations that the evacuation of large numbers of people can be very tricky and dangerous. People have died like what happened with the bus fire years ago in Texas. Some people have been evacuated to areas that were impacted even worse than where they lived, getting trapped in a hotel surrounded by flood waters, requiring a second evacuation. This flooding will probably go down as the worst flooding in this country in decades, maybe a century or two. This is Katrina for the Houston area, hopefully not as bad when it comes to the loss of life. Recovery will be measured in years, not weeks or months.