It's more like pressuring your mate to give you the bar, which you then give to a homeless person (in front of a camera crew, of course) and then you count the value of your mate's bar as a deduction on your taxes.
Kinda depends on the charity. Lots of celebrities appear at galas and auctions and such to convince other, often wealthier people to donate to a cause. The general public is never involved.
Of course there’s the question of how much good that charity actually does. Often it’s just a tax write off and a chance for rich folk to up their social capital by partying with celebrities.
qdlbp on May 25th, 2018 at 15:11 UTC »
It's more like pressuring your mate to give you the bar, which you then give to a homeless person (in front of a camera crew, of course) and then you count the value of your mate's bar as a deduction on your taxes.
criscothediscoman on May 25th, 2018 at 15:46 UTC »
The vast majority of that Mars bar probably didn't even go to a homeless person. Some CEO ate 80% of it as he partied in a Las Vegas penthouse.
soundbunny on May 25th, 2018 at 16:26 UTC »
Kinda depends on the charity. Lots of celebrities appear at galas and auctions and such to convince other, often wealthier people to donate to a cause. The general public is never involved.
Of course there’s the question of how much good that charity actually does. Often it’s just a tax write off and a chance for rich folk to up their social capital by partying with celebrities.