> Those below-market interest rates will be deducted from MS's tax bill
This is true of all charitable giving. They still make less money than if they invested their money at market rates. I don’t see why every good act requires a negative knee-jerk reaction.
Because saying that they are "pledging" 500m is disingenuous. The article should make clear exactly how much of a hit MS is taking ... if they are taking a hit. This is not the same as me pledging money to a charity and should not be described in such terms.
so complain that the nytimes journalists can't math. it isn't microsoft's job to explain their charitable giving in the least charitable possible terms.
it isn't as though you go on dates and enumerate your moral failings.
This is true of all charitable giving. They still make less money than if they invested their money at market rates. I don’t see why every good act requires a negative knee-jerk reaction.