@@Cosmic_Times Except, ironically, Mother Teresa is a genuine example of someone who was not actually the force for good she was portrayed as in her sycophantic media coverage. Without wishing to come across as a Redditor "Umm ackshually...." her activities & the damage she left in places like Calcutta with her rejection of proper scientific medicine in favour of 'faith-houses' for the sick, has been well documented by people like Christopher Hitchens in documentaries like 'Hell's Angel'.
Holy shit is this unbelievably true. I try my damnedest to be kind but everyone accuses me of shit that I was doing the opposite of. That part from The Office always resonated with me: "who says exactly what they're saying? Like, what kind of game is that?"
I cant assume I know what they thought, but they may be confused on receiving personal gifts tax free, but that's only because its already been taxed when the person giving that money first received it.
Indeed. I really hope that Charlie never changes his behaviour because of this? And that he never returns to the topic. A significant number of those trolls will have only been encouraged by Charlie’s admission of pain, like some lame, toothless sharks. Trolls never need to be, “right,” about anything. They just like to see people get upset. It makes them forget their own impotence and failure at life, feeling like they have power over someone else. I hope Charlie understands this and knows that there will be a wave of troll responses to this video, which will only die off if he doesn’t respond to them.
Tbh there are a lot of stories where philanthropy is used by criminals to launder money or to buy support from desperate, poor communities like Escobar. In the influencer community there are a lot of scandals with staged giveaways so I think what we see right now is the result of people loosing faith in content creators/influencers and associating giveaways with scams, but this scandal, in my opinion, is stupid.
Personally I'm not a supporter of philanthropy as for the most part I feel like it's a rich lazy person's attempt at helping a community only at the surface level. As someone who works with low income kids. Donating is a good thing, but donating to low income kids in an attempt to feel good about yourself or to help your image Is lame.
@@TheArnelDeLeon from the beginning of his channel MrBeast said he wants to help people. Sure there is selfish gain through views and subscriptions but there’s 2 reasons this works. First is it has a real positive impact on those who might not have seen it without his generosity. Second, the monetary gain gets recycled into his philantropy channel
The problem is that so many people are only after personal profit, a lot of people don't even recognize when someone does somting just to help someone else.
@AionicApe: It's hard to say when it comes to luck, since billionaires are luckier to an almost incomprehensible degree. The general thought is that the billionaires should give back because them giving back has bigger consequences, and the energy spent for others to give back would be much better spent on advocating for policy to force billionaires to give more back until they are no longer billionaires. For example if you have a million dollars, you giving away most of it will make much less of a difference than if you inspire policy to be enacted for billionaires to give some of their billions back, since despite how much money a million dollars is to give, it's much less compared to several billion dollars to give.
This is way too far down. People are so fucking stupid. "bro it's just a tax writeoff, you're making money". Please tell me again how spending $5k to still be taxed like you made the same amount of money minus $5k is making money.
It's idiots conflating the very real scam the billionaire owner class engages in where they do get insane tax incentives that essentially make it so they pay little to no taxes for donating to charities that they often have financial interest in with regular people making normal donations.
Exactly it infuriates me people don’t know how tax deductions works. It’s a deductions not credits you don’t get extra money for donating vs paying the taxes.
@@subodai85 I feel like most believe go down this thought path not because they think most people are malicious in intend, but because they just want to think they're too smart to be scammed or admire the wrong person. I'd rather be scammed and believe in the best of everyone than constantly overlooking my shoulder thinking everyone is evil.
CPA candidate, and masters of accounting recipient here, I can confirm Charlie’s take on this. Giving straight up cash to anyone isn’t a write off, you actually have to start paying taxes once you’ve given an individual $17,000 dollars in a given tax year. If anything he’s punished on giving money away because he’s doing it with after tax dollars.
Possilby being taxed for giving away money should be illegal, but if you have crooks making laws, then things like this are gonna happen...@@koganeitou
Reminds me of people giving Mr. Beast shit for giving African kids shoes. I am not a big Mr. Beast fan, I'm lukewarm on the guy, but that was an objective good. Even if it was just a PR stunt or something.
They don't like him for some reason. So they are trying to find something sinister in his generosity so they don't have to change their opinion of him.
@@TheHulk1850 or when he paid to treat blindness for people, or paid to install fresh water wells in African villages. Who cares if he makes money off of doing them, he's still doing objectively good things.
In the words of my great grandma “Some people become so ugly inside that they stop recognizing beautiful things” Edit: since people are enjoying great grandma’s quotes so much, another one she said that I’m quite fond of is “if you’re walking down the sidewalk and you see crazy coming, cross the street.” lol
@@ownlydown5933 self awareness while being the worst thing that can happen to you is the best intelligence builder possible Someone who is fully self aware will always be correct not because their smarter than others but because they can identify right and wrong without opinion and always pick the right
Listen, I have asked for help several times from Charlie, and i've never been seen nor have i gotten anything. Right now, i have a brain tumor, and i can't afford medication or food, and life for me isn't good. But some people who bitch and complain about Charlie helping other people is something that even hurts my heart immensely. Charlie is one of the most giving youtubers out there and to complain just because you didn't get what you want is wrong on so many levels. I haven't been seen either but i'm not getting angry or jealous of these people, i am HAPPY for these people who Charlie sends money to. I'm not the only person in the world, and there are other people around that need help. I really think that people need to stop and think about what they are doing. This is the kind of thing that will stop Charlie from doing anything ever again and i wouldn't blame him. Coming from someone who is down and out, there are more people than myself who need help and anyone who is able to find that help i am genuinely happy for. I just don't understand people anymore. I have plenty of reasons to hate the world, but i don't. I'd rather love than hate.
It's the classic trope of "Evil Cannot Comprehend Good" evil or the evil person genuinely cannot fathom an act of kindness and assumes there's some kind of angle to it, some hook, some agenda at play. It's sad, it's cynical, but that's the world we live in
It's because negativity always sells. You know the majority of people online do it purely for attention. It's not like they're not evil comic book villains, just mostly terminally online losers.
Some people cannot even imagine the idea of helping others without getting some personal benefit or without strings attached, because they would never do it themselves. Pretty fucking sad.
why would i help someone just by helping ? the strongers lives the weakers die. is that easy. you want a strong and better person to help you ? you are going to have something to give for that help.
You left out the part about this guy threatening people with eternal suffering and torture in a lake of fire if they don't follow his teachings, but that's ok; after all, we want to keep it wholesome and simplistic, don't we?
@@kwiekritikerJesus never(I am fairly certain) gave those details himself, but also, if he did, it wouldn't be a threat anyway. The verses on hell are written as if statements of fact. Theyre usually like "if you do x, y will happen" like cause and effect. The idea is that 'hell' is the consequence of life, because everyone will do something bad that will make them guilty and suffer justice. Jesus did the opposite of threaten. He stated the reality as he saw it(if we're thinking from an outside perspective) and then gave people a way out of that concept, with another concept about being a decent person and letting all the bad stuff you did go using loyalty to him as the release. Then people could decide if they were gonna keep on living with the old concept, move on to the new one, or pretend neither existed. And when you die you find out who was right 😅 in the culture Jesus entered into he was actually VERY LIBERAL compared to the people in charge at the time. So it's really like he removed current threats, which means he was giving carrot, not stick. Thats the basic idea. It actually is a really simple concept. It's just taught complicated and people make it worse by trying to force it. Jesus himself was very chill outside of when he scolded people who actually knew what they were doing was wrong. In which case, those people really don't need defending. And if hell doesn't exist then they're fine anyway. 😂
"Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it." - Mike tyson Edit: why for God sake is there a war going on in the comments?? The quote is not saying we should punch others, it fits Charlie's position and it means others should stop treating everything as a joke, cuz it might affect somebody's real life. I don't understand how there are some people in the comments pretending to act like they haven't hit or less, even touched somebody before. Have some decency
Ngl punching people in the face because your feefees got hurt from words is just childish. Genuinely, I could literally never see myself getting physically violent because of ANY words someone says. If they actually tried to hurt me? Yea sure I'd get violent . But some words and disrespectfulness? Nah. Also, getting punched in the face doesnr change anything. Just makes you respect someone less than before. For this exact reason to. Youre punching someone in the face becahse of words, why would that make literally anyone respect you?
@@whenimmanicimgodly4228 That's not what the quote is getting at. What it means is that people are talking a lot more shit online now because they don't have to say it face to face. They are the type of people who don't have the balls to say it face to face because they're scared, but are fine saying it online because they face no consequences.
People like that are stuck in a never ending virtue signaling loop. They pretend they are the moral arbiter and a genuinely good person when 99.9% of the time they are not a good person and therefore need validation somehow that that actually isn’t the case. They find anything, call it racist or evil or whatever and then their followers tell them how virtuous they are. They’re broken at their core and are just hard coping
mac miller had a good quote about twitter in one of his interviews where he was talking about social media and specifically twitter and how bad it is and how he had to stop checking it. something like "it was a place where you could simultaneously get your ego stroked and destroyed in a matter of seconds" and it really is a good way to put it
That is true and I like Eggs, especially those little Cadbury candy coated chocolate eggs. They are yummy. Car accidents suck as well I am dealing with one right now where I was hit by a car as a pedestrian and the guy took off. Witness did not get his place but saw that he gave me the finger after he hit me. Not fun. Have a good day.
You could hand everyone in the World a 2 million dollar Gold Brick and 10% of the people out there would talk try to make you out to be some kind of villain. Thanks Charlie for everything you do.
@@gh3meisterit would also kinda devalue every economy globally, yknow, the gold standard? Curing depression would have been a better example Edit: after looking it up this was surprisingly not true, most expert actually agree it wouldn't matter much to the economies of the world, please ignore me.
Shit would completely fuck up the economy. The moment everybody receives 2 million dollars worth of gold the stock price of gold plummets so that gold is immediately worth nothing. Gave everyone false hope.
People say this stuff because they see you doing something generous and selfless and can't understand it as they'd never do it themselves in your position. They're telling on themselves
There's a level of pessimism towards kindness in recent times. I don't think anyone is too thrilled when they get hit with talk about ulterior motives when they do kind things for others.
I understand if it were towards someone else with less credibility, hell I'd even understand if people were still disillusioned with charity in general (especially after the jirard the completionist scandal), but moist is one of the very few people that I can say with absolute confidence wouldn't do that sort of thing, the guy lets the audience read him like a spread pair of cheeks so we already know he's clear of any shit
It could also be that a lot of these complainers grew up in an environment where they were very unfortunate(poor, for instance) and had to work really hard without help to get where they are. Or, have been working hard and still haven't found success. They didn't have people willing to help them. So, seeing any sort of charity or goodwill to them means it comes with "a catch". I do feel sad for those kind of people. They wear their bitterness on their sleeve.
Even if they WERE tax deductible, so what? You couldn't profit from donating anyway. If you made a fully tax deductible donation of $1000 while in the 37% income tax bracket, you'd make a personal net loss of $630
People genuinely do not understand this. It's not like you get the money back or that you somehow will pay less taxes in the end unless you were gonna take that money home ffs
People think tax write offs mean you essentially get the money back. They have no idea what they're talking about. The fact that people attack someone for actually doing something good is crazy but that's the world we live in.
@@MegiddoTheImmaculate yup it's a tax write-off not a donation write-off you cant just start donating tons of money and then write off all the money and somehow get it back.
It's not tho. Promotional giveaways are deductible business expenses. It's a fact. Google it. Charlie is wrong on this. He's not donating he's running a promotion. It's not the same thing.
Charlie feeling bad for calling out a bad actor in chat is insane. The patience of this saint. I would've laid into em' relentlessly. Huge respect to Charles White here.
Why is it a thing that whenever someone does something positive and is in the position to help give others a little boost… you get negative backlash. Yet in the same breath these same exact people will bash someone WHO IS in your EXACT position or even better for not spreading wealth or simply helping others out regardless of the amount. Absolutely ridiculous. It’s like Twitter users always want to hate and complain about literally anything because they have nothing else better to do or going on for themselves
I genuinely hope that you don't stop doing these because I was on one and remember when a viewer commented on how his father has a condition of some sort, don't remember, and you went "Fuck yeah, lets get him some money" which put a pretty big smile on my face. You're one of the best creators out there and don't let anyone else tell you you aren't.
@@Tkj1990 he just picks whoever. i tuned in for a little bit and one of the few donations i saw was like "Hey I wanna get the new Demon slayer game" and charlies like "man that game looks like ass, here's the money"
As someone who has spent most of their life living in poverty due to several mental and physical issues, I wouldn't give 2 f*cks if it WAS a tax write-off. Whether I got enough money to get a car or just to buy lunch tomorrow, I would be super thankful. I swear ppl find things to get mad at.
@@Bob-gm8nl You do realise there's more than one meaning for jealousy. And a simple google search for the word jealous will immediately show that it's the same meaning as envy. I don't understand why you guys need to be the "AChtUally 🤓☝... " guy
@@monsesh1316 nope.... both jealousy and envy are the same. It can definitely mean like how you define it in other context, but this ain't it. Jealous can have many more than one definition and in this context it means the same as being envious.
People on the internet are so used to everything being bad or sinister either outright or behind the scenes, they simply can't comprehend that just normal kindness exists.
I mean it's understandable... But people don't Have to be a PoS when it comes to actual charity. I will never get how some people think. Guess in their eyes everything and everyones just evil or something.
People are so used to believing that everything is bad or sinister, even if it's not. One of the consequences of the constant outrage media and controversy baiting.
Also, why are people so mad about tax deductions for charity. The whole reason the government lets you deduct charitable donations from your taxes is to encourage you to give donations. It still costs money to donate even if you deduct the amount from your tax bill... It's just the govt giving you like a 30% match on your donations
My father (jokingly, kind of) taught me that at a young age and it was kind of one of those things that my dad would say frequently. It's a lesson that I couldn't forget if I tried. Probably also from the fact that life does it's best by reminding me almost daily.
People just assume that a tax write off means is that you don't take any kind of loss and you just write 100% of that off on your taxes. It doesn't work like that except you're very rare cases
@@Crazyclay78YT worst part, you can learn in highschool in accounting for it and people write it off as a class actually...not college, HIGH SCHOOL and you can openly enroll in it
Genuinely love Charlie, he has legitimately always been so caring for people, you can genuinely feel and hear the hurt in his voice because the shit people are saying.
People forget that Charlie initially donated all of the ad revenue back in the early days of his channel (2000s/early 2010s); he used to post the receipts as well to prove he was truly giving it away. He’s always been an incredibly charitable individual, not sure why anyone would question his actions now
@@TwentyNineJPyeah his twitter used to literally be just donation receipts. He stopped doing it though after he found out what’s going on at those charities
The key concept people aren't understanding here is that even if it is a tax write off, YOU STILL SPENT THE MONEY! All "writing it off" would do is make it so that you don't owe taxes on the contribution. So if you give $1000 to charity, taking a "write off" means you don't have to pay the $30 in taxes or whatever associated with that $1000. But there is no universe where "writing off" an expense makes you better off than not spending the money.
I think you have a huge heart and it is so beautiful how much you help others. I don’t understand how people take something so sweet and try and make it ugly! They have cold hearts and don’t understand that there really are good people like you out there. My grandson introduced me to you on you tube and I think you are one in a million! I never comment on videos but I had to on this. Thanks for being you.
Keep your head up and don't let the negativity get to you. You're doing a great thing with these giveaways, and the majority of us appreciate it sincerely.
There's alot of people out there that think everything is an exchange. That mentality leaves no space for genuine kindness without expectations of something in return.
People love calling out celebrities or just people with money in general about how they don’t financially support blah blah blah but when celebrities or just people with money in general do that, they say they’re doing it for a deeper nefarious reason. This is why I can’t stand folk and why I don’t take 99% of online judgement serious
Well they already believe they arent kind in their heart, thats why they make up justifications of their motives, based on their previous perception of them
Well, you just got rid of their favourite stress release? How could you do that to them? Who will they blame for their miserable lives? God forbid these people look at their own lives and solve issues! Naturally, they want a new conspiracy, something so outlandishly evil and decrepit that it ruins their day, because celebrities and creators are one of _those_ people, so snobby and rich that they only pretend to do good to predate on their younger audience! Don't think these guys can be fooled so easily into solving their issues by using common sense! (/s)
People forget that charlie blew up by donating 100% of his donations. He only walked back on that after he needed to invest in his own brand. And now he does more community work than most people could only dream of There is really only a minor criticism. And so many other people more worthy of the same one^^
I guarantee you over half the amount of people making these claims don't even know what a tax deductible is and they're just finding another "valid" reason to hate on Charlie
These people seem to think it means you just get all that money back or even more money then you spent? All while not thinking the original person sent that money is still sent that money. Unless they think Charlie's trying to commit tax fraud?
The cringe thing is that it is not even a major benefit. You don't pay income tax on the amount you gave. That's it. He's giving away money and still paying the tax on that money. There's no special benefit beyond that.
Which is weird because there's plenty of reasons to hate him like when he made a whole video explaining why idubbbz was wrong for apologizing for saying slurs and saying "slurs aren't hurtful"
@@kx7500 idk, there are instances where that could be the case like with roller coasters, and there are instances where you just don't want to "knock it til you try it."
@@MatthewNope TBH sometimes that's better than dodging. Like if you say you don't like gay porn then people will start to call you homophobic regardless what your reason is. That applies to basically everything politics, religious, race, gender and sexual related topics. If you don't like something there isn't necessarily well-understood reason why.
From day one of watching Charlie it was fairly evident what kind of man he is, he used his youtube money to donate to charities (before finding out many were scams). He'd speak out against terrible people regardless of their size. He always seemed like an upfront good man and now more than ever that shows and yet people *still* find made up nonsense to throw at him and he *still* does good. Mad respect to you Mr. Big Moist, mad respect.
Even IF somehow charlie was doing it for "tax deductions"... he still gave away money to people who needed it. If the person who cures arthitis only did it to become rich and famous, he still did a GOOD thing, but for the wrong reasons. Why are people so hyperfocused on the intent when the action is purely good.
Because intent is what matters? What the hell are you talking about? "You know that Hitler guy did some bad stuff, but thanks to him we have rocket technology, birth control, and the microscope! Why are people so hyperfocused on the genocide part?!" Are you an actual ldiot?
That’s why I don’t understand the controversy. Money isn’t devalued because the giver benefits in another way. Its still money to the recipient, so who cares?? This is so dumb.
Exactly. I dont get people who get mad at mr.besst or other youtubers who do things like this. Even if it was for tax deductions, there still is a good effect happening. The people who complain would also quickly switch up if they got chosen for a giveaway like this.
This reminds me of an incident that took place a few years ago in my country. There is an area where every year several storms will come and fuck everything up, so people's lives there mostly depend on donations and most of that comes from charity campaigns organized by celebrities and humanitarian organizations. But one day, someone made up a story that people never received money and that the organizations and celebrities lied to everyone, for no reason at all. And for some reason, this hypothetical story became famous on Facebook (on par with Twitter in the US) and newspapers started massively reporting on the story even though there was no evidence and people actually believed it. The story became so serious that there were people suing celebrities, but the only problem was that the people filing the lawsuits had nothing to do with it, they didn't live near where the disaster took place or participate in the charity campaigns as if they doing it just for attention. After the government stepped in and investigated, the result was that it was all internet BS. However, the images of participating celebrities and charity campaigns were completely destroyed so no celebrity dares to participate in charity campaigns anymore because they are afraid that such an incident will happen again and affect their career. So from then on, those affected by natural disasters never received any donations, and most people on Facebook still thought they did the right thing.
@@sunnyandthechlounfortunately in this age people seem to be more attracted to negativity rather than positivity no matter the instance the news and media make the most profit off of negative stories so they always push for it, really is sad
The best part is, even if the donations _could_ be deducted, _and_ he wanted to, _and_ he did it, _and_ he openly admitted to doing it, it wouldn't be a bad thing. Losing x dollars to donations always causes him to lose MORE than just losing tax% of x dollars to taxes, so there's no possible way he could be doing it out of self-interest.
This is literally why tax credits exist for donations. Everyone wins, The people who didn't have money get some money and the person who had lots of money doesn't have to give as much of it up to taxes. Meaning they have more money to give to people to get more money back from taxes. I hate wealth hoarding more then the next guy but this is literally how you fix it but people are acting like it's a problem? Which of course he isn't even doing it as a write off, BUT IF HE WAS IT WOULD BE GOOOOOODDDDDD
Bro you can't win with those kinds of ppl...if u don't do giveaways...ppl will say ur selfish....and then you do and u get this....screw those ppl man ....the fact you recognize the blessing you have been given and are trying to give back is awesome and makes me respect and love you more ....ur a humble dude and don't let these ppl make u jaded ....screw the negativity man...stay focused on the positivity...stay you man ....I hope to be able to get to where you at one day ...and u have become an inspiration man...keep it up brother!
I’ve seen people say the same about mr beast that everything he gives away is “just a tax write off” Then they say that it’s hurting the winners because they have to pay taxes on it. My conclusion is these are people who have never even filed taxes
While giving a gift is not deductible, taxes on gifts can be pretty daunting because you actually have to pay taxes twice. A large portion of it is taxed before you ever receive it, and then what you actually receive is taxable income Since the taxable income is the _received_ value of the gift and not its original value, then they will always be better off with the gift than without it, assuming they don't stupidly spend all their money the instant they get it
@@DracoHandsome You are absolutely full of shit. None of that is true. Edit: I wonder if this isn't like how people don't understand how income taxes work due to decades of garbage Hollywood screenwriting that feature plot points like someone earning two dollars more than they did the previous year and now they're in a higher tax bracket and have to pay a lot more (that's not how tax brackets work) or how someone itemized their deductions and have to pay more tax as a result (you can either throw out the Schedule A and claim the standard deduction, and if you forgot to do that the IRS still gives you the standard deduction if it's higher unless you checked the box on the Schedule A that tells them not to). There's probably some shitty Netflix show that pushed the idea of gifts being doubly taxed and that's where these idiots are getting their ideas.
The funniest thing is that mr beast takes into account the income tax that comes from winning his challenges. After Chandler had to sell his private island because he couldn't pay taxes on it, Mrbeast just gives the winners extra money to account for the taxes
@@idkwhybut... it depends where the giftee is. Here in Chin--sorry, I mean "Canada", you are literally supposed to report EVERY SINGLE F[un]ING THING YOU GET, including gifts, even if it's handmade etc on your taxes lol, the value of it anyway. The thing is that probably no one does because it's literally impossible and there's no way for anyone to know or audit it unless it's like a house, car, stocks, business or something that inherently has legal mumbo jumbo tied to it.
Even if you could do a tax write off, it’s a symbiotic exchange. You help someone and they help you, it’s a massive incentive. The fact that you had to look up the qualifications for tax exemptions AFTER you were “called out” speaks volumes. You’re an inspiration, dude, God bless.
this right here, even if it WAS a tax right off, people are still getting the money? They act as if they give it away, and then take it back after taxes are done?? People are still getting help from this.
@@vibaj16There are, unfortunately, people who oppose it in the same way that someone opposes food stamps, or welfare; from their perspective, these people did nothing to earn it, and therefore do not deserve it. Nevermind the fact that it's Charlie's money, and literally nobody is being harmed by any of this - and I'm sure _one_ of those kinds of people might read this, so I'll just say *no, it doesn't count if your feelings got hurt.*
yeah i always see people comment how a content creator is bad in their comment feed just because they help random people for free. like ffs do you not realise that the money they making from their good deeds goes right back in the community? that they can live off of helping other thanks to advertisement money? like do you want them to work a 45h/week job on top of doing hours of good actions? (all of what they do is a lot of effort and hours, it's a job!) Do you want them to not do anything at all? I just can't with these people. They are despicable and disgusting. And you know so well how those very same brainless people would probably take the money and scram, they wouldn't even care about the people that they would theoretically be helping. They are just mad they aren't the target of said income, so everyone who's earning money not through a 9 to 5 job for them is seen as evil... Sad that if we ever get a zombie apocalypse, they're going to be the sole survivors. Zombies eat brains after all, so they are safe...
Something he didn't even mention in the video: Charlie spent years donating his entire income from his channel to charity. If that doesn't show you he's serious about giving back to people in need I don't know what does. People will look for any excuse to hate on a creator. I seriously don't understand how you could twist someone's generosity like this. Imagine if you gave $100 to a homeless person and they said it's because you're trying to get a tax write off. You'd be furious
i have a feeling a lot of these people just can't fathom the concept of giving out of pure good will and generosity. though tbf, with the amount of fake content, influencers or content creators disappointing their fans with some scandal, a good amount of these people could also just be too pessimistic for their own good.
You know what's better than wanting tax write-offs?... Just not spending money... This is the most annoying thing to hear as a business owner. People thing tax write-offs gets you more money... it doesn't... it saves you from giving more money to taxes on the money you spent FOR the tax write-off... if you just don't spend the money in the first place... you'd have MORE money. These people have no idea how "tax write-offs" or business in general even works.
@@painless4785 right... because that's what a write-off is haha. You can make business expenses without itemizing them (stupid) but then the business' taxable income will be higher. The only "loophole" in business write-offs are capital investments at the end of the year or prepaying for things needed for the business in the following year. But the shareholders need to be okay with those expenses because any expense takes away from the margin the shareholders will receive.
@@jakehundley Sure, I was considering 'write-offs' to be protected activities like charity, hedge funds etc. and making a delineation between expenses and write-offs. But sure, it's the same category in effect. I just meant it is not unknown to include everything and anything as a business expense and artistic accountants can literally change your tax slabs based on that.
USA: I used a tax write-off for my $20,000 student loans. You know what my "write-off" amount was? $12.00. Write-offs don't make purchases free, they make the taxes on said purchases (or in my case, interest paid on purchase) lower or non-existent. That's it. Why would anyone be so mad about that? Taxes aren't fixing the roads anyway, just paying for white collar lawsuits in most states, so calm down.
@saltiestsiren that's exactly how it works. Do we not generate enough taxes to pay for our services. Taxes instead are used to curb inflation by getting liquid assests out of the economy. We operate off of a fiat currency that predicts it's value tomorrow off of its debt today.
I don't join streams very often so this is the first I've even heard of you doing this. I think that's such a sweet and admirable thing to do and it speaks to your character that you don't make a big deal about it. It's a shame that some people just can't imagine just doing something kind because you want to be kind.
I think the reason some people get angry at giveaways like that is because they feel nobody should be entitled to a "freebie" to get out of a rough spot in their life; that everything needs to be earned and you need to feel the struggle.
People with that kind of mentality are awful. Some people are so lucky to be really wealthy and they never had to work hard. Ever. Do they deserve the nice things they receive in life? Yeah, they do. So, why can't regular people just receive nice things from someone who just wants to be kind and generous? Not everything needs to be "earned" in life. Sometimes you can just exist and you deserve something nice. We all deserve kindness just for existing.
I work in taxes, and the fact that they thought you were trying to write it off just proves how few of them know ANYTHING about a mandatory, yearly process they have to go through Some may be children, and they get a pass for being ignorant but not for being cynical
@@digolebitties6062 two reasons, he could make that amount or even more back with the stream, writing off the cost of the purchase. Or he could put the things he bought as a business expense and write it off as it. However giving money to people cannot be considered a business expense so charlie couldn't write it off, tho he probably makes that amount back with the stream, or more, writing off his personal expenses
As someone who got money from you I promise it helped so much. I had back to back transportation payments that those funds went too. So please know you are appreciated for the good you do
A lot of people really villainize tax write offs. The point of tax write offs isn’t for the Uber rich to not pay any taxes, it’s a system to incentivize people who want to produce something that promotes the economy.
Even if it was a tax write-off, all that means is you wouldn't pay taxes on the money you donated. You still lost the money, it's just a difference of giving it to the government vs giving it to charity. Since the tax rate isn't 100%, you actually lose more money when you donate. If you donate $100 taxed at 50%, you would have given $50 of that money to the government and kept the rest. The loopholes that exist revolve around poorly appraised art (for example, saying a painting is worth $1,000,000 and donating the painting, when the painting is really only worth $500).
Another possible loophole abused by the hyper wealthy is having close associates who have setup organizations that can receive charitable contributions. Then they can make backroom deals to donate X amount and get more of a kickback than if they were just paying the taxes and pocketing the rest. And of course campaign contributions, while not charitable, provide an easy outlet for at least one direction of the transaction as they are not taxed and the limit is quite high compared to personal gifts.
@@thomasc1270 Congrats! Now you have the IRS on your tail along with charges of conspiracy, money laundering and god knows what. Bro hating anyone even the wealthy doesn't do anything like paying taxes is better than going to jail for 5 years.
Mother Teressa was not exactly a good person. She believed that sick people should "suffer like Christ" and her "homes for the dying" had the sick relieving themselves in a bucket in front of people.
"There is something beautiful in seeing the poor accept their lot, to suffer it like Christ's Passion. The world gains much from their suffering," - also mother Teresa
Linus (Tech Tips) has been so frustrated recently with people having no idea what a tax write-off even is, they just hear other people using the term and think it's an infinite money glitch. It's more like an infinite money glitch where you fill a hole with $5,000 cash, burn it, and you get $3 added to your tax return. You don't make money on tax write-offs.
now that makes even less sense, as if you just release the finished product you already sunk time and money into (The Coyote and Roadrunner movie Warner Bros used as a tax write off), you'd actually get money back.
Let's say you made 100K last year and donated 10K of your earnings to the Salvation Army. When tax time rolls around you can claim that you made 90K last year because you gave 10K to the Salvation Army. The IRS will now only tax you based on 90K instead of 100K. That's all it means. You aren't making money.
To be fair he does this thing were he finds someone exsessivly stupid then equates them with everyone saying something similar but far less stupid and often times just correct. He got really mad at one person because they called something a tax write off in the most backwards way but when he explained how tax writeoffs work it did nothing to disprove what 90% of people would joke about. I wouldnt use linus as an example because he often harps on a very small minority of idiots which can sometimes lead him to feel as though hes in the right when hes obiously not, such as with the trust me bro or billet lab situations
tax write offs have some power between charity and work expenses, but it isn't as grandiose as people make it out to be like its some sort of tax evasion/theft. Work expense is a great one for tax write-off (ie: being a streamer and buying video games and listing them) you get a generous bit back for that, but again its not an infinite money glitch like said lol it's just reducing the expense and giving you a bonus at tax season. It doesnt just give you a bunch of free shit. Streamers pay around 15% in taxes, I imagine they get some hefty returns after reaching a decent size but I've also seen streamers go negative in taxes and have to pay back a shit ton too because they didnt file properly. It's similar to most cases.
common misconception: rich people donate money because tax writeoffs!!! they make more money that way!! fact: it is NOT profitable to donate money. it is ALWAYS more profitable to NOT donate money. Example: A person making $100,000 a year if they dont donate money, they pay $14,261 in Federal income taxes, making their take home (before state and other taxes) $85,739 if that same person donates $10,000 that year, the tax writeoff is $10,000. That does NOT mean they only pay $4,261 in taxes. It means they pay taxes as though they made ($100,000 - $10,000) that year. Meaning they would still pay $12,061 in taxes. in short: person who doesn't donate anything gets to keep $85,739 after taxes person who DOES donate gets to keep only $77,939 The ONLY exception to this rule is donating ART. Rich people will buy art, get it appraised by a friend who says its worth a lot more than it is, then donate it to an art museum and write off a lot more in taxes than they paid for it. THAT is the scam, donating cash is NEVER profitable.
Uh not the only exception. I.e. walmart "donates" goods that are about to expire at sale value. They essentially turn their overstocked trash into a tax write off.
Yeah, this is the part that everyone always gets wrong. It's not the money you give away. It's the tax on the money you give away, which will always be significantly less. It's similar to how people think: if you make 1 dollar more to the point you go into the next tax bracket, it moves all your earnings into the next tax bracket. No, only that 1 dollar gets taxed at the higher rate, and any money past it. (I only bring this up because giving money away to try to drop into another tax bracket only works on the money until you are in the lower tax bracket. You were already getting taxed at the lower amount for the leftover money anyway.)
8:34 didn’t know about his but within the last year I got into an accident that totaled my car and it’s definitely been a financial struggle and I think about what could’ve happened differently everyday. But knowing you recovered from something similar so spectacularly makes me feel a lot better honestly
Actual accountant here. No, giveaways (monetary or any other form) are not tax write offs or tax deductions unless there is some direct purchase required to enter (Charlie does not charge). Charlie you're awesome, hope this doesn't discourage you from streaming
I've always held the belief that if donating money saved/generated you money in ANY way, the world would run out of problems that could be fixed with money REALLY fucking quickly.
Somewhat unrelated but in theory, had the donations been deductible, could they have been profitable? It seems to me that even if they were, he would still lose money, just less money
@@thename305 There is no world in which charitable donations, even those that are able to be written off, are profitable in the American tax system. Those donations will reduce your taxable income, but you will ALWAYS have been better off keeping the money and paying tax on it than literally giving it away and having less to tax if your end goal is to maximize income. Think about it logically: at no point do you ever pay more than a dollar in taxes per dollar earned. So how could reducing your net income "make you money?"
Hey, since it’s Easter, a good example of this type of thanklessness is when Jesus healed a lame man, who picked up his mat and left the pool of Bethesda, and the Pharisees really hit him with the iT iS UnLaWfUl To CaRrY tHy BeD oN tHe SaBbAtH
And others will make a whole video while being wrong. It is an advertising expense on his stream. He 100% can claim it on his taxes. And he should. Don't get why he's so butt hurt about it.
Individuals can't donate to individuals and get a write off, but if a business runs a promo where individuals win money it's considered advertising. He's not donating, he's advertising. He's spendingoney to grow his stream. And that is deductible. EVEYTHING you spend on your business is deductible. EVERYTHING. My dad is a CPA and financial analyst for real estate companies. All he does is tax stuff.
I write Charlie off every year on my taxes. The government then sends me a letter that says: "Dear *insert name*" Woo Yeah Baby That's what I've been waiting for." - The Government
oh good lord, even if it was a tax write off, tons of people are still getting real money they didn't have before to fulfill random wants and needs. What's wrong with that? Seriously though, the people who think it's a tax write of to give money to strangers so they can buy a video game, a pair of expensive night vision goggles, or "buy their mom a birthday present" are really dumb.
It's honestly incredibly refreshing to hear Charlie say that this does hurt him. Like I get why people try to hide these "weaknesses" on the internet. But this should upset Charlie. Random dumbfucks are calling his chartable acts selfish and even insulting him for it. But Charlie isn't trying to act like he's better than them and that this doesn't affect him.
People are just baiting him though. I'm sure some people believe he's doing something nefarious genuinely but if you've caught his streams before, people say stuff to bait him all the time and he kind of catches the bait each time. He's got to stop taking some of these folks seriously bc they're purposely trying to get a rise out of him. Sad though that an obvious troll seems serious bc that's what the world has become 😅 An actual satire of itself lol.
@@krazyxki tbf, even though there's a good amount of painfully obvious bait, sometimes it's genuinely difficult to realize what is bait and what is someone's genuine dumbfuck opinion nowadays, especially when its on twitter.
@@bagelisdead Yep that's basically what I meant with the last part of my first message, nowadays is so hard to tell due to people's chronically online takes. 😂 As for Twitter specifically, thanks to Elon, creating divide and making silly arguments is incentivized and monetized. So now people purposely say things that are wild in order to get engagement. The problem is when that stuff leaks to real life and messes up people's perception of reality.
I hate people like this. The people that are so depressingly angry at the world they project it on everyone else, so they do not believe it is possible for someone to genuinely be nice to others and question everything nice. I don't imagine a lot of people in their life have the energy to deal with that for long. EDIT: people keep trying to justify this with excuses like "they've been wronged". They haven't. They're miserable people who want to make others miserable with them, because their lack of empathy makes it impossible for them to understand others can have it. They can't comprehend kindness because they can't be kind, not because others weren't kind. People who accuse any sign of kindness as a plot for selfish gains is a selfish person who would try that if they were in that position, that's why they accuse others of it. You can be wary of others and not trust them immediately, but that's not what's happening here, because not trusting someone immediately, and accusing every kindness of malicious intent, are two very different things.
you hate people that are (rightfully) upset at being wronged? buddy, those people are obviously hurting, and you're trying to paint yourself as a good person here? wow dude your friends at 8th grade must think youre reallym cool for bullying depressed people in the youtube comments section lol
@@Anonymous-bi5pv not an excuse. They can change their outlook, people been through worse and these... monsters continue their pattern of behavior out of some nonsense sob story. Its absolutely disgusting. No sympathy for those who deflect their slimeyness on others
@@Anonymous-bi5pvas someone who’s been through heavy shit , NONE of what I went through makes it okay to treat people like shit and be a hating little bitch online
This reminds me of a short story i heard once. Excuse any inaccuracies to the original Story A rich man wantd to be seen as a good person. Therefore, he builds an orphanage. Concerned about his karma, he visits a priest, who says "The greatest karma is doing something kind without wanting to be seen for it" "So the karma is tainted then. Should i just cancel building the orphanage then?" "Fuck no! The orphans don't care about why you did it!"
As a tax accountant in the US, it really drives me crazy to see how many people have truly no idea how our tax system works. You cannot just write off everything and also rich people still pay a huge percentage chunk of taxes unless they take massive losses or spend crazy amounts of money on assets. If you make 5 million dollars a year it is very likely you are paying at least 1.5 million to the fed and another couple hundred or more to your state
you can blame this to the fact A. there is no education on school about taxes B. not everyone googles how taxes works C. nice try fed im still not paying taxes
This is a prevalent thing in the internet, whenever someone sees a rich person doing something charitable, they automatically assume there’s no way they’re doing it from the kindness of their heart and there HAS to be some sort of gain from it. It’s like they think one you reach a threshold of wealth suddenly all empathy is stripped from you and you are now just a money hungry emotionless husk.
The mistake people make is that they apply the standards they hold companies to to individuals imo. Humongous companies don't care about doing good things for the sake of doing good things, individuals who get huge absolutely can.
Well to be fair while I'm sure there are decent rich people out there the scrooge stereotype exists for a reason. My Dad thinks that any benefits are bad and unemployed people should starve to death or have sex for $. My Step Dad loved cash for clunkers because it took all those "dirty gas guzzling smoke spewers off HIS road". You haven't heard Larry Fink talking about forcing behavior? Or Charles Shwab talking about how you won't own the clothes on your back? Bill Gates: "My 'best investment' turned $10 billion into $200 billion". He wasn't talking about DOS or Windows. Another headline "Why India snapping off vaccination ties with Bill and Melinda Gates".
@@tuxtitan780 Because they don't understand big company equals share holders who only give a shit about money. One single person can do better because they are not restricted by the rules of said company.
What’s crazy to me is even if you could write it off that doesn’t negate the good you did. You’re still giving money to people who needed or wanted it. People will find reasons to be mad over anything.
Even if he had the worst intentions, spending 10,000 just to get a 2,000 tax savings would be a completely retarded strategy to make money. You only get a portion of what you spend. Fucking no one understands that
Even if this was a tax write off (which it isn't), you are helping so many people and its a nice thing to do regardless. You didn't have to do any of this and give people money.
"If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway."
I read this in a book about Mother Teresa!
sadly most people forget that last part
@@Cosmic_Times Except, ironically, Mother Teresa is a genuine example of someone who was not actually the force for good she was portrayed as in her sycophantic media coverage. Without wishing to come across as a Redditor "Umm ackshually...." her activities & the damage she left in places like Calcutta with her rejection of proper scientific medicine in favour of 'faith-houses' for the sick, has been well documented by people like Christopher Hitchens in documentaries like 'Hell's Angel'.
@@Cosmic_Times Sadly Mother Teresa WAS in fact a piece of shit, unlike Charlie.
Holy shit is this unbelievably true. I try my damnedest to be kind but everyone accuses me of shit that I was doing the opposite of. That part from The Office always resonated with me: "who says exactly what they're saying? Like, what kind of game is that?"
people get mad when creators don't give back to their audience and then they also get mad when creators do give back to their audience 💀
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
They hate it when they aren’t the recipient.
It's Twitter. Enough said.
@@BrunoOfCanada Perfect explanation given in just 4 words. A legend. Truly.
@@yoavbenclaudia3073it’s just a bunch of mentally ill hasan fans
Twitter never fails to produce brainrot
My better than Charlie Damelio
I am The Dark Horse
@@alexknight81yes it is?
@@alexknight81 open your ears nimrod
@@alexknight81it was literally about threads on twitter dude.
"Im the King at bowling"->
bowling=pin->
king+bowling=kingpin->
kingpin=crime
crime=charlie evades taxes
Martin Cabelo 3 type comment
Thankz shermock gnomes.
My brother in Christ don't give the chatters ideas 😮
I KNEW IT! 😂
So that is the math that they use!
im convinced 90% of the internet does not know what tax writeoffs are, they just hear the word "tax writeoff" and make up their own definition.
It is kids mostly. When you grow up and you see the details on your first payslip you instantly start to educate yourself about taxes.... :D
I cant assume I know what they thought, but they may be confused on receiving personal gifts tax free, but that's only because its already been taxed when the person giving that money first received it.
Sales tax, income tax, property tax, inheritance tax… you’d think people would be okay getting any tax break at this point
People did the same thing with "woke"...
So probably.
It also doesn’t make any sense at all. If you’re donating money, you’re losing more than you gain with that write off by definition. It’s so retarded.
Jealousy is their motivation.
Brainrot battlegrounds🥵
The people making up these lies about the giveaway are just mad that they didnt get money fr
Indeed. I really hope that Charlie never changes his behaviour because of this? And that he never returns to the topic. A significant number of those trolls will have only been encouraged by Charlie’s admission of pain, like some lame, toothless sharks. Trolls never need to be, “right,” about anything. They just like to see people get upset. It makes them forget their own impotence and failure at life, feeling like they have power over someone else. I hope Charlie understands this and knows that there will be a wave of troll responses to this video, which will only die off if he doesn’t respond to them.
Fuck is you yapping about@@ashroskell
Envy
New crime unlocked: Philanthropy
Tbh there are a lot of stories where philanthropy is used by criminals to launder money or to buy support from desperate, poor communities like Escobar. In the influencer community there are a lot of scandals with staged giveaways so I think what we see right now is the result of people loosing faith in content creators/influencers and associating giveaways with scams, but this scandal, in my opinion, is stupid.
Treasonous crimes. Hate crimes. WAR Crimes of the highest ORDER! 🎩
MrBeast rn: 👀👀👀
Personally I'm not a supporter of philanthropy as for the most part I feel like it's a rich lazy person's attempt at helping a community only at the surface level. As someone who works with low income kids. Donating is a good thing, but donating to low income kids in an attempt to feel good about yourself or to help your image Is lame.
@@TheArnelDeLeon from the beginning of his channel MrBeast said he wants to help people. Sure there is selfish gain through views and subscriptions but there’s 2 reasons this works. First is it has a real positive impact on those who might not have seen it without his generosity. Second, the monetary gain gets recycled into his philantropy channel
“I recognize how lucky I got in life, and I just want to do something nice with it” well said
Ok pal
@@Jinfwjump I’m not your pal, buddy
The problem is that so many people are only after personal profit, a lot of people don't even recognize when someone does somting just to help someone else.
@@ShanyeSoT "No more mister nice guy!" 😭😂🙏
@AionicApe: It's hard to say when it comes to luck, since billionaires are luckier to an almost incomprehensible degree. The general thought is that the billionaires should give back because them giving back has bigger consequences, and the energy spent for others to give back would be much better spent on advocating for policy to force billionaires to give more back until they are no longer billionaires. For example if you have a million dollars, you giving away most of it will make much less of a difference than if you inspire policy to be enacted for billionaires to give some of their billions back, since despite how much money a million dollars is to give, it's much less compared to several billion dollars to give.
"You can be the tastiest peach in the world, but someone out there doesn't like peaches..." damn.
@@CertifiedOneForAlloh boy
Saving this
Nah not y'all acting like one of the most known proverbs out there suddenly becomes ground breaking because your fave youtuber says it.
that’s a common quote? Although it can be phrased differently but i’m surprised that you are so impressed by that.
@@hiroshi7025you're just proving their point...
it’s crazy to me that people think a tax write off is like a free money glitch. if you donate 5k and write it off… you still fucking spent the 5k
This is way too far down. People are so fucking stupid. "bro it's just a tax writeoff, you're making money".
Please tell me again how spending $5k to still be taxed like you made the same amount of money minus $5k is making money.
@@Draokenthe government isn’t going to take off more than 5k for taxes because you spent 5k lol. You wouldn’t make money
It's idiots conflating the very real scam the billionaire owner class engages in where they do get insane tax incentives that essentially make it so they pay little to no taxes for donating to charities that they often have financial interest in with regular people making normal donations.
Exactly it infuriates me people don’t know how tax deductions works. It’s a deductions not credits you don’t get extra money for donating vs paying the taxes.
This lmao, people think youre profiting if you do a tax writeoff
My Adventures with Superman had a good line about this.
"Is it really that hard to believe that some people just want to help?"
Didnt Lex Luthor say that?
These days, yes
@@JessicaMarquez-tx8rl No? Clark said it after the first parasite fight
Yes, have you met most people?
@@subodai85 I feel like most believe go down this thought path not because they think most people are malicious in intend, but because they just want to think they're too smart to be scammed or admire the wrong person. I'd rather be scammed and believe in the best of everyone than constantly overlooking my shoulder thinking everyone is evil.
CPA candidate, and masters of accounting recipient here, I can confirm Charlie’s take on this. Giving straight up cash to anyone isn’t a write off, you actually have to start paying taxes once you’ve given an individual $17,000 dollars in a given tax year. If anything he’s punished on giving money away because he’s doing it with after tax dollars.
If ANYTHING is evil, it's taxes. IMHO. I know that's an insane amount, but high or not, it's like you're being punished for having kindness XD
yeah, Immatures just want free stuf. When they dont get it? They lash out disgustingly
Guy who googled it for 3 fucking seconds: yeah this checks out
Ye I can’t understand how anyone thinks he’s somehow gaining money from giving away money
Possilby being taxed for giving away money should be illegal, but if you have crooks making laws, then things like this are gonna happen...@@koganeitou
Imagine insulting a man over doing something so unbelievably generous. Giving away money to strangers for nothing in return. People are stupid.
Reminds me of people giving Mr. Beast shit for giving African kids shoes. I am not a big Mr. Beast fan, I'm lukewarm on the guy, but that was an objective good. Even if it was just a PR stunt or something.
They don't like him for some reason. So they are trying to find something sinister in his generosity so they don't have to change their opinion of him.
@@TheHulk1850 or when he paid to treat blindness for people, or paid to install fresh water wells in African villages. Who cares if he makes money off of doing them, he's still doing objectively good things.
@@TrueChaoSclx exactly. Some people just don't have brains sadly. Or simply jealous lol
They're just mad it wasn't them. Pathetic tbh
Jealousy and stupidity are a terrible combination
And then throw in greed and arrogance. 🤦♀️
Envy, one of the seven deadly sins.
In the words of my great grandma
“Some people become so ugly inside that they stop recognizing beautiful things”
Edit: since people are enjoying great grandma’s quotes so much, another one she said that I’m quite fond of is “if you’re walking down the sidewalk and you see crazy coming, cross the street.” lol
Great grandma gets it. ❤
There have been moments i had to Stop and reevaluate myself. I'm glad i can look at myself in a third person view. Some others tho are too blinded
@@ownlydown5933same fr
@@ownlydown5933 self awareness while being the worst thing that can happen to you is the best intelligence builder possible
Someone who is fully self aware will always be correct not because their smarter than others but because they can identify right and wrong without opinion and always pick the right
"No grandma, you just got uglier."
Listen, I have asked for help several times from Charlie, and i've never been seen nor have i gotten anything. Right now, i have a brain tumor, and i can't afford medication or food, and life for me isn't good. But some people who bitch and complain about Charlie helping other people is something that even hurts my heart immensely. Charlie is one of the most giving youtubers out there and to complain just because you didn't get what you want is wrong on so many levels. I haven't been seen either but i'm not getting angry or jealous of these people, i am HAPPY for these people who Charlie sends money to. I'm not the only person in the world, and there are other people around that need help. I really think that people need to stop and think about what they are doing. This is the kind of thing that will stop Charlie from doing anything ever again and i wouldn't blame him. Coming from someone who is down and out, there are more people than myself who need help and anyone who is able to find that help i am genuinely happy for. I just don't understand people anymore. I have plenty of reasons to hate the world, but i don't. I'd rather love than hate.
I hate when people make you feel bad for doing good.
It's the classic trope of "Evil Cannot Comprehend Good" evil or the evil person genuinely cannot fathom an act of kindness and assumes there's some kind of angle to it, some hook, some agenda at play. It's sad, it's cynical, but that's the world we live in
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It's because negativity always sells. You know the majority of people online do it purely for attention. It's not like they're not evil comic book villains, just mostly terminally online losers.
It’s some Lex Luthor shit I tell ya
Exactly. Remember when people got mad at mr beast for paying for people's surgeries? Like bro....
"It's unfair if I don't get it, so it must be something very evil to make me feel bad!"
- The logic, propably.
More honesty than they could muster, I'm sure.
Exactly what I was thinking. Pure jealousy
probably this, they have never gotten it so they assume it must all be a scam.
What's evil about tax breaks?
@@NerobyrneNothing really. Some people just don't like it when rich people do it. And that's still stupid.
Some people cannot even imagine the idea of helping others without getting some personal benefit or without strings attached, because they would never do it themselves. Pretty fucking sad.
That's basically what it is. It's sad but it's also hilarious if you just look at how simple these people are. Every accusation is a confession.
why would i help someone just by helping ? the strongers lives the weakers die. is that easy. you want a strong and better person to help you ? you are going to have something to give for that help.
@@TioBru.LOL loser
What... @@TioBru.
@@TioBru. Because it feels good to have some sort of positive impact in someone's life. That's it, that's all I get, and that's all I need
There's a story about a guy who went around telling people they should be nice to each other and they ended up nailing him to a cross
You left out the part about this guy threatening people with eternal suffering and torture in a lake of fire if they don't follow his teachings, but that's ok; after all, we want to keep it wholesome and simplistic, don't we?
@@kwiekritikerwhere Exactly does it say that in the Bible. Author, chapter, verse
@@loopay1000 You want proof? Go to any southern baptist church. Its all fire and brimestone. 'Where exactly blah blah'....get bent.
@@kwiekritikerJesus never(I am fairly certain) gave those details himself, but also, if he did, it wouldn't be a threat anyway. The verses on hell are written as if statements of fact. Theyre usually like "if you do x, y will happen" like cause and effect.
The idea is that 'hell' is the consequence of life, because everyone will do something bad that will make them guilty and suffer justice. Jesus did the opposite of threaten. He stated the reality as he saw it(if we're thinking from an outside perspective) and then gave people a way out of that concept, with another concept about being a decent person and letting all the bad stuff you did go using loyalty to him as the release. Then people could decide if they were gonna keep on living with the old concept, move on to the new one, or pretend neither existed. And when you die you find out who was right 😅 in the culture Jesus entered into he was actually VERY LIBERAL compared to the people in charge at the time. So it's really like he removed current threats, which means he was giving carrot, not stick.
Thats the basic idea. It actually is a really simple concept. It's just taught complicated and people make it worse by trying to force it. Jesus himself was very chill outside of when he scolded people who actually knew what they were doing was wrong. In which case, those people really don't need defending. And if hell doesn't exist then they're fine anyway. 😂
@@kwiekritiker my my, thats a very simplistic take, I would say. Modern journalism, everybody.
"Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it."
- Mike tyson
Edit: why for God sake is there a war going on in the comments?? The quote is not saying we should punch others, it fits Charlie's position and it means others should stop treating everything as a joke, cuz it might affect somebody's real life. I don't understand how there are some people in the comments pretending to act like they haven't hit or less, even touched somebody before. Have some decency
I read that in Mike Tyson's voice lol
Ngl punching people in the face because your feefees got hurt from words is just childish. Genuinely, I could literally never see myself getting physically violent because of ANY words someone says. If they actually tried to hurt me? Yea sure I'd get violent . But some words and disrespectfulness? Nah.
Also, getting punched in the face doesnr change anything. Just makes you respect someone less than before. For this exact reason to. Youre punching someone in the face becahse of words, why would that make literally anyone respect you?
Dude you need to take a break from the internet you sound like such a looser
@@whenimmanicimgodly4228 Didn't ask.
@@whenimmanicimgodly4228 That's not what the quote is getting at. What it means is that people are talking a lot more shit online now because they don't have to say it face to face. They are the type of people who don't have the balls to say it face to face because they're scared, but are fine saying it online because they face no consequences.
Unfortunately, many things are controversial when they shouldn’t be.
I am The Dark Horse
Don't translate.....
भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु
We live in a society.
@@Vuuduu i have seen this multiple times and havent subscribed to you 🤯
Nuh uh @BocchiTheAWP
Remember that when Mr Beast was giving free eye and hearing surgeries, some morons were complaining for some weird dumb reason.
That’s Twitter for y’all
evil hates good
They said it was racist hahha
its "demonic" they said
People like that are stuck in a never ending virtue signaling loop. They pretend they are the moral arbiter and a genuinely good person when 99.9% of the time they are not a good person and therefore need validation somehow that that actually isn’t the case. They find anything, call it racist or evil or whatever and then their followers tell them how virtuous they are. They’re broken at their core and are just hard coping
mac miller had a good quote about twitter in one of his interviews where he was talking about social media and specifically twitter and how bad it is and how he had to stop checking it. something like "it was a place where you could simultaneously get your ego stroked and destroyed in a matter of seconds" and it really is a good way to put it
WOW GENIUS MAC MILLA SAID THAT? WOW woohoo what A TRENCHANT INSIGHT
@@jimmyjojoshabadoojr you good dude?
@@jimmyjojoshabadoojr your just proving his point
@@jimmyjojoshabadoojrLMAO It sounds Like you gotta take a step away from the internet for a while
Some people just can't fathom someone doing something selfless when they can't possibly think of themselves doing the same thing
That is true and I like Eggs, especially those little Cadbury candy coated chocolate eggs. They are yummy. Car accidents suck as well I am dealing with one right now where I was hit by a car as a pedestrian and the guy took off. Witness did not get his place but saw that he gave me the finger after he hit me. Not fun. Have a good day.
there's a quote that describes this perfectly: we don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
It's 100% jealous of his position that he can just do that or seething they didn't get their "payout" from these streams
Capitalism is rotting away the serfs’s minds.
Sadly that’s the world we live in we all have gotten use to people just being mean when we meet a genuine good human we don’t believe it
You could hand everyone in the World a 2 million dollar Gold Brick and 10% of the people out there would talk try to make you out to be some kind of villain. Thanks Charlie for everything you do.
If everyone has that much gold, gold would be worthless. Rich people that have invested in it would be mad lol
@@gh3meister actually fair
@@gh3meisterit would also kinda devalue every economy globally, yknow, the gold standard? Curing depression would have been a better example
Edit: after looking it up this was surprisingly not true, most expert actually agree it wouldn't matter much to the economies of the world, please ignore me.
@@CertifiedOneForAllits shit
Shit would completely fuck up the economy.
The moment everybody receives 2 million dollars worth of gold the stock price of gold plummets so that gold is immediately worth nothing.
Gave everyone false hope.
People say this stuff because they see you doing something generous and selfless and can't understand it as they'd never do it themselves in your position. They're telling on themselves
They're like primates discovering science for the first time.
Fr! It's kinda funny how many times people are just projecting
So narcissistic sociopaths.
There is such a proverb:
"Thief thinks every man steals"
Even if it was a selfish act. He is helping people, why would someone get angry by that?
You know you fucked up when Charlie said “this hurts me” in a sincere way. We thank you for everything you do
I know man, this is the first time i see charlie on the verge of tears it's wild
There's a level of pessimism towards kindness in recent times. I don't think anyone is too thrilled when they get hit with talk about ulterior motives when they do kind things for others.
It's because the people making the accusations never do nice things for others unless it benefits them somehow. It's pure projection.
I understand if it were towards someone else with less credibility, hell I'd even understand if people were still disillusioned with charity in general (especially after the jirard the completionist scandal), but moist is one of the very few people that I can say with absolute confidence wouldn't do that sort of thing, the guy lets the audience read him like a spread pair of cheeks so we already know he's clear of any shit
100
When I give money to the needy, I’m a hero
When I ask why they are in need, I’m a communist
When I do anything nice at all, I am evil
It could also be that a lot of these complainers grew up in an environment where they were very unfortunate(poor, for instance) and had to work really hard without help to get where they are. Or, have been working hard and still haven't found success. They didn't have people willing to help them. So, seeing any sort of charity or goodwill to them means it comes with "a catch". I do feel sad for those kind of people.
They wear their bitterness on their sleeve.
Dad: "Happy birthday son! Here's a $1000 for you."
Son : (calling IRS)
Even if they WERE tax deductible, so what? You couldn't profit from donating anyway. If you made a fully tax deductible donation of $1000 while in the 37% income tax bracket, you'd make a personal net loss of $630
I should not have had to scroll down this far to see a comment like this.
careful you’re using math and logic
People genuinely do not understand this. It's not like you get the money back or that you somehow will pay less taxes in the end unless you were gonna take that money home ffs
People think tax write offs mean you essentially get the money back. They have no idea what they're talking about.
The fact that people attack someone for actually doing something good is crazy but that's the world we live in.
@@MegiddoTheImmaculate yup it's a tax write-off not a donation write-off
you cant just start donating tons of money and then write off all the money and somehow get it back.
It is amazing in the age where people have so much access to knowledge in the palm of their hand, they chose to ignore it all.
That shit hurts man, when people slanders you for something you are genuine about...
Don't translate.....
भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु
It's not tho. Promotional giveaways are deductible business expenses. It's a fact. Google it. Charlie is wrong on this. He's not donating he's running a promotion. It's not the same thing.
It counts as advertising expenses.
@@joshbruckshe is doing it out of the kindness in his heart, so keep crying
@@joshbrucksoh boy here we go lmfao
You fool, everything is controversial Charlton
Don't translate....
भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु
@@Vuuduu nerd
@@Sirdilophosaurusthethird2.0 Hello Dilophosaurus
@@quetzalcoatlus1351hello quetzal
I am The Dark Horse
Charlie feeling bad for calling out a bad actor in chat is insane. The patience of this saint. I would've laid into em' relentlessly. Huge respect to Charles White here.
Any relation to Walter 😎🎩🔹🔹🔹🔹?
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"Say my name."
sorta getting to Jenna levels
Why is it a thing that whenever someone does something positive and is in the position to help give others a little boost… you get negative backlash. Yet in the same breath these same exact people will bash someone WHO IS in your EXACT position or even better for not spreading wealth or simply helping others out regardless of the amount. Absolutely ridiculous.
It’s like Twitter users always want to hate and complain about literally anything because they have nothing else better to do or going on for themselves
I genuinely hope that you don't stop doing these because I was on one and remember when a viewer commented on how his father has a condition of some sort, don't remember, and you went "Fuck yeah, lets get him some money" which put a pretty big smile on my face. You're one of the best creators out there and don't let anyone else tell you you aren't.
So people can just make up sad stories and he'll pick them?
@@Tkj1990 Well theres probably more to it than that
@@Tkj1990 did you not watch the video? He said he picked them up randomly
@@Tkj1990 he just picks whoever. i tuned in for a little bit and one of the few donations i saw was like "Hey I wanna get the new Demon slayer game" and charlies like "man that game looks like ass, here's the money"
He picks them at random
As someone who has spent most of their life living in poverty due to several mental and physical issues, I wouldn't give 2 f*cks if it WAS a tax write-off. Whether I got enough money to get a car or just to buy lunch tomorrow, I would be super thankful. I swear ppl find things to get mad at.
I volunteer to be someone's tax write off. 😂😂😂
Thank you. I thought the same. As if the recipient was like, i refuse this free money it's just a write off.😂
Jealousy is one of the worst emotions there is.
Iirc, jealousy is something you have and are afraid of losing. Meanwhile envy is desiring something you dont have that others have.
@@monsesh1316 jealousy and envy are the same thing. not sure what the word is for when you're afraid of losing something, though
@@Bob-gm8nlwhat? So if I'm jealous of my neighbor for having a nice car, I'm scared of losing mine?
@@Bob-gm8nl You do realise there's more than one meaning for jealousy. And a simple google search for the word jealous will immediately show that it's the same meaning as envy. I don't understand why you guys need to be the "AChtUally 🤓☝... " guy
@@monsesh1316 nope.... both jealousy and envy are the same. It can definitely mean like how you define it in other context, but this ain't it. Jealous can have many more than one definition and in this context it means the same as being envious.
It's probably because its extremely rare, that people cynically assume there's an ulterior motive.
People on the internet are so used to everything being bad or sinister either outright or behind the scenes, they simply can't comprehend that just normal kindness exists.
I mean it's understandable... But people don't Have to be a PoS when it comes to actual charity.
I will never get how some people think. Guess in their eyes everything and everyones just evil or something.
People are so used to believing that everything is bad or sinister, even if it's not. One of the consequences of the constant outrage media and controversy baiting.
Also, why are people so mad about tax deductions for charity. The whole reason the government lets you deduct charitable donations from your taxes is to encourage you to give donations. It still costs money to donate even if you deduct the amount from your tax bill... It's just the govt giving you like a 30% match on your donations
“No good deed goes unpunished”
My father (jokingly, kind of) taught me that at a young age and it was kind of one of those things that my dad would say frequently. It's a lesson that I couldn't forget if I tried. Probably also from the fact that life does it's best by reminding me almost daily.
Lol Charlie doing major damage control 😂😂 We get it, no one likes the taxman. No need to try and cover it up.
“No act of charity goes unresented”
@@MrStopAskingyou’re part of the problem, you realise that right?
"Thats my new creed"
The number of people who do not understand how their taxes are calculated is astounding.
unfortunately, the education system isnt really helping fix that, and honestly i dont think most of those kind of people would listen to that anyways
ts y america need finance classes in HS 😭ima grow up n not know how 2 do my taxes cs of ts system
@sstashedx I guess not all schools offer that. My school had a mandatory finance class that taught the basics of checks, taxes, and credit scores
People just assume that a tax write off means is that you don't take any kind of loss and you just write 100% of that off on your taxes. It doesn't work like that except you're very rare cases
@@Crazyclay78YT worst part, you can learn in highschool in accounting for it and people write it off as a class actually...not college, HIGH SCHOOL and you can openly enroll in it
Genuinely love Charlie, he has legitimately always been so caring for people, you can genuinely feel and hear the hurt in his voice because the shit people are saying.
People forget that Charlie initially donated all of the ad revenue back in the early days of his channel (2000s/early 2010s); he used to post the receipts as well to prove he was truly giving it away. He’s always been an incredibly charitable individual, not sure why anyone would question his actions now
Whoa, he's been a creator for that long?
@@TwentyNineJPyea, he gave all his ad revenue before, he's on youtube since 2008
@@TwentyNineJPyeah his twitter used to literally be just donation receipts. He stopped doing it though after he found out what’s going on at those charities
Crazy he used to donate all the ad revenue back when it was 1% or less than what he’s getting now, dude should be the next pope
@@Rosheltit doesn’t take much effort to find charities that are actually using the money for good… that’s a very weak excuse if he actually made it
The key concept people aren't understanding here is that even if it is a tax write off, YOU STILL SPENT THE MONEY! All "writing it off" would do is make it so that you don't owe taxes on the contribution. So if you give $1000 to charity, taking a "write off" means you don't have to pay the $30 in taxes or whatever associated with that $1000. But there is no universe where "writing off" an expense makes you better off than not spending the money.
30$??? Where are you with a 3% tax lol??? More like 400$.
@@joshbrucks example dude he didnt know exact number so he threw one out
The key concept is IT IS a business expense. And charlie absolutely should claim them or he's throwing money away to the IRS for no reason.
@@joshbruckswahwahwah keep crying
My man lives in Monaco or something.
I think you have a huge heart and it is so beautiful how much you help others. I don’t understand how people take something so sweet and try and make it ugly! They have cold hearts and don’t understand that there really are good people like you out there. My grandson introduced me to you on you tube and I think you are one in a million! I never comment on videos but I had to on this. Thanks for being you.
Keep your head up and don't let the negativity get to you. You're doing a great thing with these giveaways, and the majority of us appreciate it sincerely.
Hey i show my mom yalls tutorial vids to help her out! You guys are the best❤❤❤
There's alot of people out there that think everything is an exchange. That mentality leaves no space for genuine kindness without expectations of something in return.
More often than not the people with the least to give give the most because they have truly felt what it is like to not have.
People love calling out celebrities or just people with money in general about how they don’t financially support blah blah blah but when celebrities or just people with money in general do that, they say they’re doing it for a deeper nefarious reason. This is why I can’t stand folk and why I don’t take 99% of online judgement serious
Well they already believe they arent kind in their heart, thats why they make up justifications of their motives, based on their previous perception of them
Well, you just got rid of their favourite stress release? How could you do that to them? Who will they blame for their miserable lives? God forbid these people look at their own lives and solve issues! Naturally, they want a new conspiracy, something so outlandishly evil and decrepit that it ruins their day, because celebrities and creators are one of _those_ people, so snobby and rich that they only pretend to do good to predate on their younger audience! Don't think these guys can be fooled so easily into solving their issues by using common sense!
(/s)
People forget that charlie blew up by donating 100% of his donations. He only walked back on that after he needed to invest in his own brand. And now he does more community work than most people could only dream of
There is really only a minor criticism. And so many other people more worthy of the same one^^
Literally just asked my Alexa, “Is charitable money taxed by the government?” She said no🤓
As a tax accountant, it saddens me how little people understand some of the most basic parts of taxes while making claims so confidently 🤦♂️🤦♂️
in the us?
As a BLAH BLAH BLAH…
I work with retirement accounts. Lmao you'd be shocked how little people know about those.
@@SorrowAvenueYou're whom the OP is talking about...
r/confidentlyincorrect
I guarantee you over half the amount of people making these claims don't even know what a tax deductible is and they're just finding another "valid" reason to hate on Charlie
These people seem to think it means you just get all that money back or even more money then you spent? All while not thinking the original person sent that money is still sent that money. Unless they think Charlie's trying to commit tax fraud?
Why is Charly bothered in the first place? The people are clearly idiots getting their "knowledge" from twatter / social media - nothing of value
The cringe thing is that it is not even a major benefit. You don't pay income tax on the amount you gave. That's it. He's giving away money and still paying the tax on that money. There's no special benefit beyond that.
Which is weird because there's plenty of reasons to hate him like when he made a whole video explaining why idubbbz was wrong for apologizing for saying slurs and saying "slurs aren't hurtful"
Oh for sure, why would anyone even care if it was a tax ride off? I’d rather see the money for to random people who need it over the government
Whenever someone asks me why I don’t like something and I can’t explain why, I just say “I dunno, it’s just not for me.” This almost always works.
That’s also just a respectable position to hold, no one can fault you for that. More people should say they just don’t like things sometimes
@@GioGioPietromica425but what if it could be for you and you don’t know it?
Bit of a self-report, but yeah.
@@kx7500 idk, there are instances where that could be the case like with roller coasters, and there are instances where you just don't want to "knock it til you try it."
@@MatthewNope TBH sometimes that's better than dodging. Like if you say you don't like gay porn then people will start to call you homophobic regardless what your reason is. That applies to basically everything politics, religious, race, gender and sexual related topics. If you don't like something there isn't necessarily well-understood reason why.
From day one of watching Charlie it was fairly evident what kind of man he is, he used his youtube money to donate to charities (before finding out many were scams). He'd speak out against terrible people regardless of their size. He always seemed like an upfront good man and now more than ever that shows and yet people *still* find made up nonsense to throw at him and he *still* does good. Mad respect to you Mr. Big Moist, mad respect.
Even IF somehow charlie was doing it for "tax deductions"... he still gave away money to people who needed it. If the person who cures arthitis only did it to become rich and famous, he still did a GOOD thing, but for the wrong reasons. Why are people so hyperfocused on the intent when the action is purely good.
Because intent is what matters? What the hell are you talking about? "You know that Hitler guy did some bad stuff, but thanks to him we have rocket technology, birth control, and the microscope! Why are people so hyperfocused on the genocide part?!"
Are you an actual ldiot?
That’s why I don’t understand the controversy. Money isn’t devalued because the giver benefits in another way. Its still money to the recipient, so who cares?? This is so dumb.
I don’t it think it would be good at this point but he said he is nor doing it for that purpose so he’s 100% right
Exactly. I dont get people who get mad at mr.besst or other youtubers who do things like this. Even if it was for tax deductions, there still is a good effect happening. The people who complain would also quickly switch up if they got chosen for a giveaway like this.
@@Elfenlied8675309 That is absolutely not a relevant or comparable point lol.
This reminds me of an incident that took place a few years ago in my country. There is an area where every year several storms will come and fuck everything up, so people's lives there mostly depend on donations and most of that comes from charity campaigns organized by celebrities and humanitarian organizations. But one day, someone made up a story that people never received money and that the organizations and celebrities lied to everyone, for no reason at all. And for some reason, this hypothetical story became famous on Facebook (on par with Twitter in the US) and newspapers started massively reporting on the story even though there was no evidence and people actually believed it. The story became so serious that there were people suing celebrities, but the only problem was that the people filing the lawsuits had nothing to do with it, they didn't live near where the disaster took place or participate in the charity campaigns as if they doing it just for attention. After the government stepped in and investigated, the result was that it was all internet BS. However, the images of participating celebrities and charity campaigns were completely destroyed so no celebrity dares to participate in charity campaigns anymore because they are afraid that such an incident will happen again and affect their career. So from then on, those affected by natural disasters never received any donations, and most people on Facebook still thought they did the right thing.
Wow. So these people ruined everything just to spread a rumor? That's how fast things spread on the internet. It's sad.
@@sunnyandthechlounfortunately in this age people seem to be more attracted to negativity rather than positivity no matter the instance the news and media make the most profit off of negative stories so they always push for it, really is sad
*Faith in humanity lost*
Man, people suck.
where do you live? if you don't mind me asking
The best part is, even if the donations _could_ be deducted, _and_ he wanted to, _and_ he did it, _and_ he openly admitted to doing it, it wouldn't be a bad thing. Losing x dollars to donations always causes him to lose MORE than just losing tax% of x dollars to taxes, so there's no possible way he could be doing it out of self-interest.
This right here! Even if it were tax deductible, what difference would that make??? It would still be a good thing to do and a net loss to Charlie.
been looking for someone to say this. thank god that some ppl have brains
This should be top comment!!
Would also make him lose out on the $13,850 federal tax standard deduction, since donation needs to be itemized
This is literally why tax credits exist for donations. Everyone wins, The people who didn't have money get some money and the person who had lots of money doesn't have to give as much of it up to taxes. Meaning they have more money to give to people to get more money back from taxes. I hate wealth hoarding more then the next guy but this is literally how you fix it but people are acting like it's a problem? Which of course he isn't even doing it as a write off, BUT IF HE WAS IT WOULD BE GOOOOOODDDDDD
Bro you can't win with those kinds of ppl...if u don't do giveaways...ppl will say ur selfish....and then you do and u get this....screw those ppl man ....the fact you recognize the blessing you have been given and are trying to give back is awesome and makes me respect and love you more ....ur a humble dude and don't let these ppl make u jaded ....screw the negativity man...stay focused on the positivity...stay you man ....I hope to be able to get to where you at one day ...and u have become an inspiration man...keep it up brother!
I’ve seen people say the same about mr beast that everything he gives away is “just a tax write off”
Then they say that it’s hurting the winners because they have to pay taxes on it.
My conclusion is these are people who have never even filed taxes
While giving a gift is not deductible, taxes on gifts can be pretty daunting because you actually have to pay taxes twice. A large portion of it is taxed before you ever receive it, and then what you actually receive is taxable income
Since the taxable income is the _received_ value of the gift and not its original value, then they will always be better off with the gift than without it, assuming they don't stupidly spend all their money the instant they get it
The giftee doesn't get taxed @@DracoHandsome
@@DracoHandsome You are absolutely full of shit. None of that is true.
Edit: I wonder if this isn't like how people don't understand how income taxes work due to decades of garbage Hollywood screenwriting that feature plot points like someone earning two dollars more than they did the previous year and now they're in a higher tax bracket and have to pay a lot more (that's not how tax brackets work) or how someone itemized their deductions and have to pay more tax as a result (you can either throw out the Schedule A and claim the standard deduction, and if you forgot to do that the IRS still gives you the standard deduction if it's higher unless you checked the box on the Schedule A that tells them not to). There's probably some shitty Netflix show that pushed the idea of gifts being doubly taxed and that's where these idiots are getting their ideas.
The funniest thing is that mr beast takes into account the income tax that comes from winning his challenges. After Chandler had to sell his private island because he couldn't pay taxes on it, Mrbeast just gives the winners extra money to account for the taxes
@@idkwhybut... it depends where the giftee is. Here in Chin--sorry, I mean "Canada", you are literally supposed to report EVERY SINGLE F[un]ING THING YOU GET, including gifts, even if it's handmade etc on your taxes lol, the value of it anyway. The thing is that probably no one does because it's literally impossible and there's no way for anyone to know or audit it unless it's like a house, car, stocks, business or something that inherently has legal mumbo jumbo tied to it.
Even if you could do a tax write off, it’s a symbiotic exchange. You help someone and they help you, it’s a massive incentive. The fact that you had to look up the qualifications for tax exemptions AFTER you were “called out” speaks volumes. You’re an inspiration, dude, God bless.
this right here, even if it WAS a tax right off, people are still getting the money? They act as if they give it away, and then take it back after taxes are done?? People are still getting help from this.
Yeah, I don't see how anyone thinks "I'm gonna help people and get helped at the same time" is evil.
I also don’t understand why it would be considered bad if it could be a deductible. Only weirdos on Twitter I guess…
@@vibaj16There are, unfortunately, people who oppose it in the same way that someone opposes food stamps, or welfare; from their perspective, these people did nothing to earn it, and therefore do not deserve it. Nevermind the fact that it's Charlie's money, and literally nobody is being harmed by any of this - and I'm sure _one_ of those kinds of people might read this, so I'll just say *no, it doesn't count if your feelings got hurt.*
yeah i always see people comment how a content creator is bad in their comment feed just because they help random people for free. like ffs do you not realise that the money they making from their good deeds goes right back in the community? that they can live off of helping other thanks to advertisement money? like do you want them to work a 45h/week job on top of doing hours of good actions? (all of what they do is a lot of effort and hours, it's a job!) Do you want them to not do anything at all? I just can't with these people. They are despicable and disgusting.
And you know so well how those very same brainless people would probably take the money and scram, they wouldn't even care about the people that they would theoretically be helping. They are just mad they aren't the target of said income, so everyone who's earning money not through a 9 to 5 job for them is seen as evil...
Sad that if we ever get a zombie apocalypse, they're going to be the sole survivors. Zombies eat brains after all, so they are safe...
Something he didn't even mention in the video: Charlie spent years donating his entire income from his channel to charity. If that doesn't show you he's serious about giving back to people in need I don't know what does. People will look for any excuse to hate on a creator. I seriously don't understand how you could twist someone's generosity like this. Imagine if you gave $100 to a homeless person and they said it's because you're trying to get a tax write off. You'd be furious
Well said 🙏
People just dimwitted a-holes these days. One just cannot fix stupid.
i have a feeling a lot of these people just can't fathom the concept of giving out of pure good will and generosity. though tbf, with the amount of fake content, influencers or content creators disappointing their fans with some scandal, a good amount of these people could also just be too pessimistic for their own good.
His entire channel revenue for years? When did he say that?
Let no good deed go unpunished
You know what's better than wanting tax write-offs?... Just not spending money...
This is the most annoying thing to hear as a business owner. People thing tax write-offs gets you more money... it doesn't... it saves you from giving more money to taxes on the money you spent FOR the tax write-off... if you just don't spend the money in the first place... you'd have MORE money. These people have no idea how "tax write-offs" or business in general even works.
Yep, writing off your charitable donations on your taxes just means the government gave your donations a 20-40% match. That's all it is
Yea, but a business expense is not taxable to begin with.
@@painless4785 right... because that's what a write-off is haha. You can make business expenses without itemizing them (stupid) but then the business' taxable income will be higher. The only "loophole" in business write-offs are capital investments at the end of the year or prepaying for things needed for the business in the following year. But the shareholders need to be okay with those expenses because any expense takes away from the margin the shareholders will receive.
@@jakehundley Sure, I was considering 'write-offs' to be protected activities like charity, hedge funds etc. and making a delineation between expenses and write-offs. But sure, it's the same category in effect. I just meant it is not unknown to include everything and anything as a business expense and artistic accountants can literally change your tax slabs based on that.
@@fark69 an easier way of looking at it is that they are like income tax coupons 😂 a discount on income taxes
USA: I used a tax write-off for my $20,000 student loans. You know what my "write-off" amount was? $12.00. Write-offs don't make purchases free, they make the taxes on said purchases (or in my case, interest paid on purchase) lower or non-existent. That's it. Why would anyone be so mad about that? Taxes aren't fixing the roads anyway, just paying for white collar lawsuits in most states, so calm down.
If that was how it worked, the federal government would be in hundreds of quadrillions in debt instead of tens of trillions lol
@saltiestsiren that's exactly how it works. Do we not generate enough taxes to pay for our services. Taxes instead are used to curb inflation by getting liquid assests out of the economy. We operate off of a fiat currency that predicts it's value tomorrow off of its debt today.
@@saltiestsiren You're a Quarter pounder over a half pounder typa guy, aren't you?
Isnt america already in debt ?????@@saltiestsiren
@@weskercarr6622Yup, one of the highest national debts in the world
“How could that not hurt me?” Made me sad
There's a lot of bitter evil people out here. Stay up and protect your heart💯💯💯
fr Charlie is literally the least deserving RUclipsr of this treatment
I don't join streams very often so this is the first I've even heard of you doing this. I think that's such a sweet and admirable thing to do and it speaks to your character that you don't make a big deal about it. It's a shame that some people just can't imagine just doing something kind because you want to be kind.
I think the reason some people get angry at giveaways like that is because they feel nobody should be entitled to a "freebie" to get out of a rough spot in their life; that everything needs to be earned and you need to feel the struggle.
yep
People with that kind of mentality are awful. Some people are so lucky to be really wealthy and they never had to work hard. Ever. Do they deserve the nice things they receive in life? Yeah, they do. So, why can't regular people just receive nice things from someone who just wants to be kind and generous? Not everything needs to be "earned" in life. Sometimes you can just exist and you deserve something nice. We all deserve kindness just for existing.
100% when it happens to them they ain’t gonna reject it and just accept it with open arms
@@kureha6663 So true.
or they are just pissed that they ddn't win themsleves and are just being childish idiots
I work in taxes, and the fact that they thought you were trying to write it off just proves how few of them know ANYTHING about a mandatory, yearly process they have to go through
Some may be children, and they get a pass for being ignorant but not for being cynical
Why did adin ross say to someone appearing on stream “oh you can buy anything you want bro its a write off if its on stream”
@@digolebitties6062 because its adin ross ....
@@digolebitties6062 if you think Adin Ross is right about anything. Then thats kinda on you
@@digolebitties6062 two reasons, he could make that amount or even more back with the stream, writing off the cost of the purchase. Or he could put the things he bought as a business expense and write it off as it. However giving money to people cannot be considered a business expense so charlie couldn't write it off, tho he probably makes that amount back with the stream, or more, writing off his personal expenses
The brain rot is strong in these kids
As someone who got money from you I promise it helped so much. I had back to back transportation payments that those funds went too. So please know you are appreciated for the good you do
Don't translate.....
भवतः हृदयस्य धड़कनं कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु स्थगयिष्यति, अस्य शापस्य मुक्तिं प्राप्तुं एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां कुर्वन्तु
Wait, why do you type like that? Transportation payments? You talking about your car loan? Why’d you make it sound so robotic. 🤣
You mean car note? Lmao
Hell yeah man that's super good to hear. I've never received money from a stream but I'm happy to see people being helped out in that way
🙄@@treheron
A lot of people really villainize tax write offs. The point of tax write offs isn’t for the Uber rich to not pay any taxes, it’s a system to incentivize people who want to produce something that promotes the economy.
Even if it was a tax write-off, all that means is you wouldn't pay taxes on the money you donated. You still lost the money, it's just a difference of giving it to the government vs giving it to charity. Since the tax rate isn't 100%, you actually lose more money when you donate. If you donate $100 taxed at 50%, you would have given $50 of that money to the government and kept the rest. The loopholes that exist revolve around poorly appraised art (for example, saying a painting is worth $1,000,000 and donating the painting, when the painting is really only worth $500).
Your first sentence right there just unravelled all of this stupid drama. Charlie wouldn’t be in any better position even if it WAS a tax write off.
It’s apparent no one understands this. No wonder this generation is screwed when it comes to finances and therefore life. Basic math.
No wonder today ppl and kids are dumber than box of rocks. Blame the education system
Another possible loophole abused by the hyper wealthy is having close associates who have setup organizations that can receive charitable contributions. Then they can make backroom deals to donate X amount and get more of a kickback than if they were just paying the taxes and pocketing the rest. And of course campaign contributions, while not charitable, provide an easy outlet for at least one direction of the transaction as they are not taxed and the limit is quite high compared to personal gifts.
@@thomasc1270 Congrats! Now you have the IRS on your tail along with charges of conspiracy, money laundering and god knows what. Bro hating anyone even the wealthy doesn't do anything like paying taxes is better than going to jail for 5 years.
“When you are kind, others may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.”
-Mother Teressa
Mother Teressa was not exactly a good person. She believed that sick people should "suffer like Christ" and her "homes for the dying" had the sick relieving themselves in a bucket in front of people.
"There is something beautiful in seeing the poor accept their lot, to suffer it like Christ's Passion. The world gains much from their suffering,"
- also mother Teresa
Wasn't she a bastard?
“I enjoy committing charity fraud.”
-Mother Teresa
The same women who wanted everyone to convert to Christianity
Man, you can hear the hurt in his voice. That’s just sad. The world doesn’t deserve Charlie
Honestly, the world is too cruel for Charlie. One of the only RUclipsrs/streamers who actually cares about people.
These are people who have never experienced kindness in their life.
They don't understand it.
Linus (Tech Tips) has been so frustrated recently with people having no idea what a tax write-off even is, they just hear other people using the term and think it's an infinite money glitch. It's more like an infinite money glitch where you fill a hole with $5,000 cash, burn it, and you get $3 added to your tax return. You don't make money on tax write-offs.
now that makes even less sense, as if you just release the finished product you already sunk time and money into (The Coyote and Roadrunner movie Warner Bros used as a tax write off), you'd actually get money back.
Let's say you made 100K last year and donated 10K of your earnings to the Salvation Army. When tax time rolls around you can claim that you made 90K last year because you gave 10K to the Salvation Army. The IRS will now only tax you based on 90K instead of 100K. That's all it means. You aren't making money.
To be fair he does this thing were he finds someone exsessivly stupid then equates them with everyone saying something similar but far less stupid and often times just correct. He got really mad at one person because they called something a tax write off in the most backwards way but when he explained how tax writeoffs work it did nothing to disprove what 90% of people would joke about. I wouldnt use linus as an example because he often harps on a very small minority of idiots which can sometimes lead him to feel as though hes in the right when hes obiously not, such as with the trust me bro or billet lab situations
@@Temulon Save 1000 dollars in taxes, after donating 10,000 dollars!!!!! WOW! A WHOLE -9000 dollars
tax write offs have some power between charity and work expenses, but it isn't as grandiose as people make it out to be like its some sort of tax evasion/theft. Work expense is a great one for tax write-off (ie: being a streamer and buying video games and listing them) you get a generous bit back for that, but again its not an infinite money glitch like said lol it's just reducing the expense and giving you a bonus at tax season. It doesnt just give you a bunch of free shit. Streamers pay around 15% in taxes, I imagine they get some hefty returns after reaching a decent size but I've also seen streamers go negative in taxes and have to pay back a shit ton too because they didnt file properly. It's similar to most cases.
common misconception: rich people donate money because tax writeoffs!!! they make more money that way!!
fact: it is NOT profitable to donate money. it is ALWAYS more profitable to NOT donate money.
Example:
A person making $100,000 a year
if they dont donate money, they pay $14,261 in Federal income taxes, making their take home (before state and other taxes) $85,739
if that same person donates $10,000 that year, the tax writeoff is $10,000. That does NOT mean they only pay $4,261 in taxes. It means they pay taxes as though they made ($100,000 - $10,000) that year. Meaning they would still pay $12,061 in taxes.
in short:
person who doesn't donate anything gets to keep $85,739 after taxes
person who DOES donate gets to keep only $77,939
The ONLY exception to this rule is donating ART. Rich people will buy art, get it appraised by a friend who says its worth a lot more than it is, then donate it to an art museum and write off a lot more in taxes than they paid for it. THAT is the scam, donating cash is NEVER profitable.
That's the funniest part, tax write offs aren't the thing they're talking about. They seem to think he is paying taxes in donations to fans.
Uh not the only exception. I.e. walmart "donates" goods that are about to expire at sale value. They essentially turn their overstocked trash into a tax write off.
the easiest clue is. If donating money was somehow tax positive then people like the Pauls would be doing it, but they don't.
Yeah, this is the part that everyone always gets wrong. It's not the money you give away. It's the tax on the money you give away, which will always be significantly less. It's similar to how people think: if you make 1 dollar more to the point you go into the next tax bracket, it moves all your earnings into the next tax bracket. No, only that 1 dollar gets taxed at the higher rate, and any money past it. (I only bring this up because giving money away to try to drop into another tax bracket only works on the money until you are in the lower tax bracket. You were already getting taxed at the lower amount for the leftover money anyway.)
And even if he was somehow doing it to get something out of it, so what? He’s still giving away free money that has likely helped many people.
Its crazy how fast jealousy turns into hatred
Jealousy leads to hatred hated leads to anger
8:34 didn’t know about his but within the last year I got into an accident that totaled my car and it’s definitely been a financial struggle and I think about what could’ve happened differently everyday. But knowing you recovered from something similar so spectacularly makes me feel a lot better honestly
Actual accountant here. No, giveaways (monetary or any other form) are not tax write offs or tax deductions unless there is some direct purchase required to enter (Charlie does not charge). Charlie you're awesome, hope this doesn't discourage you from streaming
I've always held the belief that if donating money saved/generated you money in ANY way, the world would run out of problems that could be fixed with money REALLY fucking quickly.
Somewhat unrelated but in theory, had the donations been deductible, could they have been profitable? It seems to me that even if they were, he would still lose money, just less money
@@thename305 There is no world in which charitable donations, even those that are able to be written off, are profitable in the American tax system. Those donations will reduce your taxable income, but you will ALWAYS have been better off keeping the money and paying tax on it than literally giving it away and having less to tax if your end goal is to maximize income. Think about it logically: at no point do you ever pay more than a dollar in taxes per dollar earned. So how could reducing your net income "make you money?"
@@TheBioweapon That's what I thought. Thank you!
Hey, since it’s Easter, a good example of this type of thanklessness is when Jesus healed a lame man, who picked up his mat and left the pool of Bethesda, and the Pharisees really hit him with the iT iS UnLaWfUl To CaRrY tHy BeD oN tHe SaBbAtH
Perfect example
good callback!
If they are accusing you of trying to get false goodwill I wonder how many of them look in a mirror and see the irony.
My dad conceiving me so that he can give me money and get a tax write off. Genius plan indeed.
I swear people will do three tweets of research and think they are an attorney
Lmao most people don't even do that, it's pathetic 💀
That’s the internet in general
And others will make a whole video while being wrong. It is an advertising expense on his stream. He 100% can claim it on his taxes. And he should. Don't get why he's so butt hurt about it.
Individuals can't donate to individuals and get a write off, but if a business runs a promo where individuals win money it's considered advertising. He's not donating, he's advertising. He's spendingoney to grow his stream. And that is deductible. EVEYTHING you spend on your business is deductible. EVERYTHING. My dad is a CPA and financial analyst for real estate companies. All he does is tax stuff.
As someone who has read 3 tweets of research, I can confirm that I now think I’m an attorney
I write Charlie off every year on my taxes.
The government then sends me a letter that says:
"Dear *insert name*"
Woo
Yeah
Baby
That's what I've been waiting for."
- The Government
oh good lord, even if it was a tax write off, tons of people are still getting real money they didn't have before to fulfill random wants and needs. What's wrong with that? Seriously though, the people who think it's a tax write of to give money to strangers so they can buy a video game, a pair of expensive night vision goggles, or "buy their mom a birthday present" are really dumb.
You don't get mats from breaking other peoples builds.
It's honestly incredibly refreshing to hear Charlie say that this does hurt him. Like I get why people try to hide these "weaknesses" on the internet. But this should upset Charlie. Random dumbfucks are calling his chartable acts selfish and even insulting him for it. But Charlie isn't trying to act like he's better than them and that this doesn't affect him.
Charlie is definitely one of the more genuine of Internet users.
People are just baiting him though. I'm sure some people believe he's doing something nefarious genuinely but if you've caught his streams before, people say stuff to bait him all the time and he kind of catches the bait each time. He's got to stop taking some of these folks seriously bc they're purposely trying to get a rise out of him. Sad though that an obvious troll seems serious bc that's what the world has become 😅 An actual satire of itself lol.
@@krazyxki tbf, even though there's a good amount of painfully obvious bait, sometimes it's genuinely difficult to realize what is bait and what is someone's genuine dumbfuck opinion nowadays, especially when its on twitter.
@@bagelisdead Yep that's basically what I meant with the last part of my first message, nowadays is so hard to tell due to people's chronically online takes. 😂 As for Twitter specifically, thanks to Elon, creating divide and making silly arguments is incentivized and monetized. So now people purposely say things that are wild in order to get engagement. The problem is when that stuff leaks to real life and messes up people's perception of reality.
On Twitter, breathing in a certain place is controversial. That place is beyond saving
The problem's not Twitter; it's stupid people given power.
Then we let it fade to obscurity where it deserves.
But but! Think of the poor trolls who have no lives and constantly rage bait for 2 cents! Think about them!
@@DidiDiditAgain it's probably better for the wider Internet that they have a special little place for themselves honestly
Twitter? You mean X?
I hate people like this. The people that are so depressingly angry at the world they project it on everyone else, so they do not believe it is possible for someone to genuinely be nice to others and question everything nice. I don't imagine a lot of people in their life have the energy to deal with that for long.
EDIT: people keep trying to justify this with excuses like "they've been wronged". They haven't. They're miserable people who want to make others miserable with them, because their lack of empathy makes it impossible for them to understand others can have it. They can't comprehend kindness because they can't be kind, not because others weren't kind. People who accuse any sign of kindness as a plot for selfish gains is a selfish person who would try that if they were in that position, that's why they accuse others of it. You can be wary of others and not trust them immediately, but that's not what's happening here, because not trusting someone immediately, and accusing every kindness of malicious intent, are two very different things.
you hate people that are (rightfully) upset at being wronged? buddy, those people are obviously hurting, and you're trying to paint yourself as a good person here? wow dude your friends at 8th grade must think youre reallym cool for bullying depressed people in the youtube comments section lol
@@Anonymous-bi5pvWhat are you babbling about. This is the reason the hospital asks you turn in your shoelaces when you go back to your padded room.
@@Anonymous-bi5pv not an excuse. They can change their outlook, people been through worse and these... monsters continue their pattern of behavior out of some nonsense sob story. Its absolutely disgusting. No sympathy for those who deflect their slimeyness on others
@@Anonymous-bi5pvBeing mad and depressed is not an excuse to be a fucking dick to people who don't deserve it and not apologize about it.
@@Anonymous-bi5pvas someone who’s been through heavy shit , NONE of what I went through makes it okay to treat people like shit and be a hating little bitch online
you’re fighting a war against the bottomless pit of dead neurons
Gonna start calling people bottomless pit of dead neurons lol
When kindness is seen as a weakness, people will find a way to tear you down no matter what.
This reminds me of a short story i heard once. Excuse any inaccuracies to the original Story
A rich man wantd to be seen as a good person. Therefore, he builds an orphanage. Concerned about his karma, he visits a priest, who says
"The greatest karma is doing something kind without wanting to be seen for it"
"So the karma is tainted then. Should i just cancel building the orphanage then?"
"Fuck no! The orphans don't care about why you did it!"
People just hate themselves so much that they want to tear down others.
But why? I hate myself too but I'm still kind to others. It's not hard
@@SquinkyEXE Jealousy, anger issues, shit makes them trip like that.
"The place where neurons go to die"
😂😂😂
As a tax accountant in the US, it really drives me crazy to see how many people have truly no idea how our tax system works. You cannot just write off everything and also rich people still pay a huge percentage chunk of taxes unless they take massive losses or spend crazy amounts of money on assets. If you make 5 million dollars a year it is very likely you are paying at least 1.5 million to the fed and another couple hundred or more to your state
tax is theft
you can blame this to the fact A. there is no education on school about taxes B. not everyone googles how taxes works C. nice try fed im still not paying taxes
God I feel your pain. Our government has completely ruined our tax system.
This is a prevalent thing in the internet, whenever someone sees a rich person doing something charitable, they automatically assume there’s no way they’re doing it from the kindness of their heart and there HAS to be some sort of gain from it. It’s like they think one you reach a threshold of wealth suddenly all empathy is stripped from you and you are now just a money hungry emotionless husk.
The mistake people make is that they apply the standards they hold companies to to individuals imo. Humongous companies don't care about doing good things for the sake of doing good things, individuals who get huge absolutely can.
Well to be fair while I'm sure there are decent rich people out there the scrooge stereotype exists for a reason. My Dad thinks that any benefits are bad and unemployed people should starve to death or have sex for $. My Step Dad loved cash for clunkers because it took all those "dirty gas guzzling smoke spewers off HIS road". You haven't heard Larry Fink talking about forcing behavior? Or Charles Shwab talking about how you won't own the clothes on your back? Bill Gates: "My 'best investment' turned $10 billion into $200 billion". He wasn't talking about DOS or Windows. Another headline "Why India snapping off vaccination ties with Bill and Melinda Gates".
@@tuxtitan780 Because they don't understand big company equals share holders who only give a shit about money. One single person can do better because they are not restricted by the rules of said company.
What’s crazy to me is even if you could write it off that doesn’t negate the good you did. You’re still giving money to people who needed or wanted it. People will find reasons to be mad over anything.
Exactly.. I'm still wondering in what broken delusional mind does that stain the act in ANY WAY? People are dumb as rocks man.
genuinely though it would be a win-win for both people
Fr. If the money is gonna disappear anyway then why not do something good with it?
Even if he had the worst intentions, spending 10,000 just to get a 2,000 tax savings would be a completely retarded strategy to make money. You only get a portion of what you spend. Fucking no one understands that
This shit baffles me. If you could make money by donating money, people would be tripping over themselves to donate their money.
Even if this was a tax write off (which it isn't), you are helping so many people and its a nice thing to do regardless. You didn't have to do any of this and give people money.
You giving back to your audience is such a sweet thing to do, and you do it randomly so theres absolutely no reason why anyone could be mad