• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    She gives away a lot. Food banks everywhere she goes, Tennessee tornado relief, a wide variety of gofundmes, etc.

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      11 months ago

      That has probably only ever helped her gain more. There is a good reason why rich people like to start charities and give money. It’s for publicity and as a tax write-off.

      USA is the perfect country for getting rich and staying rich and getting richer. She could never have that kind of networth in any other country in the world as a pop act.

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        11 months ago

        as a tax write-off.

        People DO understand that the top marginal rate is 37%, right? So when she donates to charity she pays 63% of that charity and gets $0 back directly. It’s still spending money.

        Unless she’s getting a ~70% kickback of the money from the charity. But that’s highly illegal. You have to be president to get away with something like that.

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          10 months ago

          It’s probably not for tax reasons, but is 100% publicity. That’s all Taylor Swift™️ is.

          She is essentially just a business that makes some decent commercial music, uses PR to develop a strong following and then monetizes the product.

          I think her whole thing is fake and she just likes being the center of attention, not far off the Kardashians.

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            10 months ago

            Thanks, that’s a better way to put it. It is all in the interest of business. It obviously works great, because here we are discussing it, and some of us praising it… !

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          10 months ago

          The top marginal tax rate in 1947 was 91%. That was for incomes over $200,000. We have been led down the garden path.