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Originally Posted by Barbarian
I don't dissagree, but just thinking how it might have helped the foundations for him to say a few words, and what little it would have cost Uncle Ted.... of course, that could be part of why I'm not a rich business man.
Most of his apparent views, I agree with, but it's hard for one to tell whether he believes the things he says or if they are part of his "work persona." I guess one never really knows without knowing him personally.
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I don't disagree with Dusty either, in fact, in Ted's defense, he does invest alot of his own money into his own foundations. I don't know if he does this to take advantage of non-profit liberties, reducing his total taxable income, then draws down a sub., loan from the foundation, tax free. Since loans are not taxable, he simply pays himself equal to his income from other sources. Hell I might have done the same thing, since that is what his lawyer and CPA advised him to do, I don't know, just speculating.
I also would not ask him to finance, produce or perform a 45 minute rock concert for free, nor would I ask BB King, but when asking for a photo, a few words and a hand shake with a few recently returned brothers from A-stan and Iraq, I think an answer of "Sure, no problem, America Rocks!" would be acceptable.
But if he decided to help one group, then everyone would start asking and then the attention would no longer be on him, his foundation, but on everyone else.
But $25K seems to be the number in which he will switch.
I sold out once, I left one ODA for another because they offered me a school, a stripe and colder beer.
Ted does more then Bono and his 1.2%.