The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which isn't one of those awful tax shelters like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away.
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Why should a company like Wal-Mart - who made $10 billion last year alone - be able to force taxpayers to foot the bill for their health-care costs?
The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don't tend to support big agencies.
It is logical for a U.S. person to give their money away while they are alive, as the government will take it from you when you die in taxes.
I mean I get loads of money, all from different sources. You give it to your accountant. They manage it. But you pay corporation tax. If you're then taking it out and spending it on yourself, you have to pay more.
Basically, what we've done is, every year we take half the money and allow people who've helped us in the industry to give it away. One year, the ladies who put the pretzel bags in the boxes got to give it away.
We want taxpayers, not tax wasters.
Donors need to know what their money is being used for.
American corporations hate to give away money.
Corporations must pay tax.
Companies are not charitable enterprises: They hire workers to make profits. In the United States, this logic still works. In Europe, it hardly does.