The Mc"Clans" are In Danger

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Charities are usually registered as such; usually, although not always, with 501(c)(3), tax status....

That one doesn't like McDonalds shouldn't cloud one's judgement in this matter, which should be based on a well-rounded and well-informed understanding of the facts, setting aside emotion or political leanings.

After I posted I almost went back in to edit mode to change "charity" to "charitable event," but I left it figuring on the response.

And, because I'm not a lawyer or a judge my reaction to such matters will always take a different course. That said, more times than not a "well-rounded and well-informed understanding of the facts" has a greater scope than the particulars of a single matter. That's where the "political" enters the arena. You are correct about that and I make no bones about it. I have issues with large corporate entities manipulating the legal system for their own benefit. But, the issues I have are not based on emotion. Having a background in Philosophy, I take the study of Ethics quite seriously. And Ethics, especially in the marketplace of common parlance, has been relegated to the back of the room for far too long. So long that I wonder if Ethics is still taught in the first years of law school. Yes, I do wonder...