Jay Z earned $63 million in 2010 donates 6K to his own charity or .009% of his income

[Memphis1979]

Originally Posted by ChocLot

This is CLASSIC!!!!!

I thought that was pretty funny myself. Personally I preferred Hugo's version better, but hey, whatever floats your boat.

[EdwardA]

Originally Posted by Factsplease

This thread is nothing but a lame attempt to spin the truth. In 2005, Jay-Z donated 1 million dollars to Red Cross for Katrina . I see that numerous right wing blogs are embellishing the truth by stating or implying that this the total amount that he gave to charity in 2010.

This 6k is what he gave to his own charity in 2010, but the OP leaves out the numerous benefit concerts that he performs in and his other charitable donations. In 2011, he helped raise 1.25 million for his charity.

The purpose of this thread was to paint a picture of a liberal as a greedy person who does not put his money where his mouth is and donates hardly anything to charity. I am sure that people like this exist, but he's not one of them.

Everything you cite was in the article I linked. The thread explicitly states he donated 6k to his own charity. Presumably his own charity which is run by his mom would receive substantial support from JayZ. Just like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gets the lion share of their funding from the Gates.

Also performing a concert and forgoing the revenue from it is debatable firm of charity. I don't think the IRS allows such a deduction.

He's a liberal elite miser nothing wrong with that but it is what it is.

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by EdwardA

I wonder if the entertainment elite will face the rath of the OWS and other assorted liberals for their cheapness and indifference to the poor?

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Hell no!

You can be an entertainer earning $30 million per movie or $63 million singing songs, which really does not produce anything to improve the lives of Americans, but if you manufacture products or provide services that make life easier, or save lives or improve the quality of life for other people, well then its open season on you, your boss, and your $250,000 annual income. Where the hell it my pitchfork damn it??!!