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ZingZongZaddy t1_izy7xoy wrote

Reply to comment by tzedek in In defense of Wreaths Across America by tzedek

Would you prefer the term "fraud" over "scam"?

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tzedek OP t1_izyau3o wrote

Nobody is being defrauded. There's a conflict that may be problematic to some people and WAA openly discloses that conflict. If they were lying about something or price gouging perhaps it could be considered a scam, but there's no evidence of any of that.

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ZingZongZaddy t1_izybs28 wrote

They defrauded their way into nonprofit status. Period.

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tzedek OP t1_izyccoi wrote

Proof? The 501c status has been audited by the IRS and reapproved in 2018. link

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ZingZongZaddy t1_izydlp6 wrote

Because it's technically not illegal. Their business was failing so they used their other business, sorry -charity-, to prop themselves up and get some nice, fat tax breaks at the same time.

It's government-sanctioned scumbaggery.

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