• ninpnin@sopuli.xyz
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    9 months ago

    It’s not a literal tax scam, it’s just free PR due to tax reasons. You donate and you pay less tax

    • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      9 months ago

      You donate and you pay less tax

      As a US citizen, she is only allowed to claim donations to charities registered in the US. The $100k she just dropped in Melbourne, Australia wouldn’t be eligible for example. Therefore it’s not free PR, she actually paid about $100k for it.