jaw04005
macrumors 601
This one goes directly to their Haiti fund.
http://www.kcbs.com/Haiti-Text-Donation-Confusion/6128462
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iTunes Store Facilitating Red Cross Donations for Haitian Earthquake Relief
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This one goes directly to their Haiti fund.
http://www.kcbs.com/Haiti-Text-Donation-Confusion/6128462
So does this mean that Apple gets to write-off all those donations made through the iTunes store? Genius.
iDisk
macrumors 6502a
I definitely believe you on this. Do you have any proof of them being scammers?
Cause the news and everybody involved has been promoting these "scammers" 🙄
Small White Car
macrumors G4
I guess I'm just stupid, but I don't see what's genius about them doing that.
Let's say they bring in $1 million with this. They give it to the Red Cross. They then write-off the $1 million, thus meaning they don't have to pay taxes on it.
So they are basically even and they neither make nor lose money on the whole thing.
So what's the brilliant plan there...?
Wow, why would you think that?
I'm not an accountant but either they recognize the revenue and take the deduction, or just pass it right through. Either way, it's a wash.
guess what... Jesus was never born.
Its just as much fake believe as people spending money on charity believing their money turns into something that will help the poor people
All religion are BS al this is BS, wake the .... up people!
iDisk
macrumors 6502a
This may not be the case wholeheartedly, Apple is simply doing their part in the relief by allowing its user to use iTunes to donate instead of the hectic process of the red cross.
Apple will continue to help wherever they can to make the relief effort better. Even though we know the real effort is being made on the ground and the millions of selfless volunteers that are sacrificing themselves to help those who need help the most.
Please tell me your being sarcastic. If not you get the award for Stupidest post of the month.
rdowns
macrumors Penryn
I can never understand why anyone cares how others rate an thread. If you didn't mention it, 4 people would notice and only 1 would really care. 🙄
Genius logic. 🙄
Are the thousands dead in Haiti BS as well? At least my country did not support Papa and Baby Doc there.
Rantipole
macrumors 6502
Yup. Not a negative against iTunes, but a negative against anyone too lazy to contact the Red Cross (or other relief organization of your choice) and give directly. 10s of thousand of people have died, 100s of thousands homeless and surrounded by dead bodies, and you can't pull out your credit card and supply 16 digits? Yeesh.
Plus, while I trust iTunes for now, theoretically, how do I really know the money is going to the Red Cross?
My donations will be driven to an awaiting DC-3 plane on Saturday or Sunday and flown out of South Florida to Haiti.
If you are inclined to want to seek out a group that might be gathering items in your area (in the states), Civil Air Patrol is collecting various items to ship out. I'm not sure how much it extends out of FL - but the group they are supporting could use fuel money to get the stuff there.
Red Cross issues aside, I will say they were here pretty darn quick when my neighborhood was struck by a Tornado. But i'd much rather be making the type of donation we will be doing because it will go right to the people that need it.
If you are inclined to want to seek out a group that might be gathering items in your area (in the states), Civil Air Patrol is collecting various items to ship out. I'm not sure how much it extends out of FL - but the group they are supporting could use fuel money to get the stuff there.
Red Cross issues aside, I will say they were here pretty darn quick when my neighborhood was struck by a Tornado. But i'd much rather be making the type of donation we will be doing because it will go right to the people that need it.
In what?
Give me one fact to back your story up.
I can give 100.000 reasons why their is so much war en terror in this world and why parts of this world are still f...ed up.
Isn't America always taking control on everything, and is everything always going from bad to worse? 😉
So ones again, do you really think supporting with cash will help these poor people?
iDisk
macrumors 6502a
As much as I hate to admit it, America doesn't have the best track record in world affairs. While we may seem to be doing "the right thing", more often than not the motivations are politically and financially based. Read "Broken Government" by ex-Nixon legal aid and now democrat/independent John W. Dean. It's a very objective and fact based examination of American politics and the race for natural resources. Dean discusses US foreign policy with regards to driving conflict in the Middle East through covert ops in order to secure resources, pitting countries against one another with the intention of reaping the benefits. Everything from oil to Brazilian sugar to the cold war, America consumes 25% of the worlds natural resources and as such has created a dire need to secure America's global interests.
However, Apple is doing a great service. By allowing consumers to easily donate through the iTunes store will help independent causes in their efforts to save lives in Haiti. It can't be any easier than a click of the mouse button. Post this on your Facebook account, assuming you have one, send out emails to your friends and family. The more exposure this gets the more lives will benefit.
palmerc2
macrumors 68000
So what. I'm not going to be sympathetic about this cuz we have enough stuff to worry about, on our turf....like let's see...WAR! recession! This isn't the first earthquak on the planet. Much worse has hit on our soil many of times, especially being in LA.....did we get any relief support from Haiti? Didn't think so......I'm really not going to count on Haiti for when the future quakes hit either.
Let them figure it out
also, it must be a real kick in the nuts for those Americans on the street holding up a sign asking for $1, but when a quake hits in a country they'll never go to has problems a lot of people jump at the chance to give $10 or more.
Let them figure it out
also, it must be a real kick in the nuts for those Americans on the street holding up a sign asking for $1, but when a quake hits in a country they'll never go to has problems a lot of people jump at the chance to give $10 or more.
sishaw
macrumors 65816
Why not have as many avenues available as possible? Why not capture those people who may frequently use the iTunes store but never visit the Red Cross web site?
icrew
macrumors member
I hope Apple makes a corporate contribution, too.
In addition to the link on the iTunes store, I hope Apple also makes a substantial corporate contribution, as many other companies (including Microsoft and Google) have already done. Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed that they have not already done so.
In addition to the link on the iTunes store, I hope Apple also makes a substantial corporate contribution, as many other companies (including Microsoft and Google) have already done. Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed that they have not already done so.
aristotle
macrumors 68000
Guess what? There is a difference between saying that you don't believe in the divinity of a dude called Jesus born around two thousand years ago and saying that you don't believe in the historicity of there being a guy by that name from that time period executed by the Romans. The former is something that you have to decide for yourself but saying the latter makes you sound as loony as those "moon landing" deniers because there is considerable archeological evidence to back up the historical figure.
I'm not interested in having a debate with you or anyone else on that matter but your post makes you look like an uneducated fool who believes what crackpots on the internet say.
sishaw
macrumors 65816
Really? 50,000 people have been killed in an earthquake in L.A.? I must have missed that on the news.
Also, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and the U.S. is the richest. Charity is about helping those less fortunate when they have need, not the other way around. The U.S. has the resources and administrative structures to deal (as well as possible) with natural disasters, Haiti does not.
Really, really selfish. How do you look in the mirror?
People in the Netherlands gave millions of euro's (we are a country of 16million people) when the big sonamy hit, only to find out that the money went into the wrong pockets.
Those poor people got nothing and still don't have anything.
I wish I was wrong, I really do.
And I'm not saying we are a great country, we are one of the largest countries that ship weapons all around the world.
I gave it a negative.
If the do-gooders wished to really help Haiti, they would give money to family planning initiatives in Haiti. That's a long term solution that would benefit all future generations of Haiti.
The devastation seen is due to the fact that the building standards are so low in Haiti[1]. The reason for low building standards are extreme poverty. The reason for extreme poverty is over-population and corruption. Fix those things, and the rest will follow.
Pay money to the relief organisation now, and you will help out in the short term. It will not fix the root of the problem, although it might give you a warm fuzzy feeling, that you're "doing something". Look how far emergency relief has gotten Africa.
Apple seems to get a lot of good PR due to their initiative. That's fine, but it doesn't help the Haitian children of tomorrow.
Oh, and finally: To the religious people following this, can you please explain why a benevolent deity would create such an earthquake? Is it just to test your faith, like the friendly God did with Job?
[1] http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.construction/index.html
If the do-gooders wished to really help Haiti, they would give money to family planning initiatives in Haiti. That's a long term solution that would benefit all future generations of Haiti.
The devastation seen is due to the fact that the building standards are so low in Haiti[1]. The reason for low building standards are extreme poverty. The reason for extreme poverty is over-population and corruption. Fix those things, and the rest will follow.
Pay money to the relief organisation now, and you will help out in the short term. It will not fix the root of the problem, although it might give you a warm fuzzy feeling, that you're "doing something". Look how far emergency relief has gotten Africa.
Apple seems to get a lot of good PR due to their initiative. That's fine, but it doesn't help the Haitian children of tomorrow.
Oh, and finally: To the religious people following this, can you please explain why a benevolent deity would create such an earthquake? Is it just to test your faith, like the friendly God did with Job?
[1] http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.construction/index.html