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Topic	Trump to donate $1 Million of his own money to Harvey relief.
pinky0926 09/01/17 12:21:48 PM #176:	Lorenzo_2003 posted... That isn't comparable because Trump isn't personally responsible for the storm and flooding in Texas. He isn't punching anyone in the face or kicking anyone, literally or figuratively. You could make the argument that he isn't doing enough to help stop nature from doing that, though. Regarding the donation, Trump's amount isn't proportionate to what he can give, but it does not change the fact that one million dollars is still a lot of money, moreso than what most people will part with. I'm donating, but I admit my $10 is not really going to help anyone because it's small, and it only becomes helpful when you lump it together with many other people's donations. The overall point I'm making is that when you use your office to take away a lot of money, and then donate back an amount of money that seems like a lot but is 1) a tiny amount compared to what you're trying to take away, and 2) an even tinier amount of compared to your own wealth, it's hard to see this gesture as anything but a transparent PR move. I don't know anything about you, but if you earned say, 50k a year then proportionately (from a percentage point of view) you're donating about as much as Trump is. It's definitely a good gesture that you're donating $10, but did you expect any praise for it, or should we all pat you on the back for it? Would it even touch the sides of your overall worth as a human being? --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:885841521] in Trump to d... [t:75728201]...</cite> <quote><cite>Lorenzo_2003 posted...</cite> <quote>That isn't comparable because Trump isn't personally responsible for the storm and flooding in Texas. He isn't punching anyone in the face or kicking anyone, literally or figuratively. You could make the argument that he isn't doing enough to help stop nature from doing that, though. Regarding the donation, Trump's amount isn't proportionate to what he can give, but it does not change the fact that one million dollars is still a lot of money, moreso than what most people will part with. I'm donating, but I admit my $10 is not really going to help anyone because it's small, and it only becomes helpful when you lump it together with many other people's donations.</quote> The overall point I'm making is that when you use your office to take away a lot of money, and then donate back an amount of money that seems like a lot but is 1) a tiny amount compared to what you're trying to take away, and 2) an even tinier amount of compared to your own wealth, it's hard to see this gesture as anything but a transparent PR move. I don't know anything about you, but if you earned say, 50k a year then proportionately (from a percentage point of view) you're donating about as much as Trump is. It's definitely a good gesture that you're donating $10, but did you expect any praise for it, or should we all pat you on the back for it? Would it even touch the sides of your overall worth as a human being? --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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