Yes. This sounds like the definition of a win-win situation.
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Indeed. Obscenely wealthy people should be encouraged to give some back. Heās doing just that and he deserves to be applauded for it.
One of the problems with the 0.001% these days is they donāt have the largesse that the wealthy had in the past. Encouraging them is good for everyone.
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Well, what I meant is itās likely that heās only making this donation because he wants a tax break.
Thatās so true. Decades/centuries ago there would have been wealthy people flocking to sponsor the reconstruction, sometimes with just a small metal/stone plaque stating āthis whatever was built/renewed thanks to Dudebroās donationā as a memento.
It was only a couple of decades ago when wealthy Taiwanese built hospitals. The next generation of super wealthy donāt seem to do a thing.
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Possibly. We donāt know. The net result is all thatās important.
How would even the greatest tax break save money on a 100 million euro donation? Even if he gets half of that back, itās still a hugely generous gesture.
I donāt know. Iām not familiar with French tax law. All donations from the 0.01% smell suspicious to me irrespective of the intention.
He probably had the place burnt down just to get a tax rebate.
They need to check the local cctv for images of Salma Hayek carrying a jerry can.
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Maybe he plans on taking charge of the renovation and turning the cathedral into a giant Gucci retail space. Those evil capitalists!
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That may be a good reason to reject a cheese sandwich say, but I think Iāll still go for the 100 mil
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The beautiful rose windows were spared.
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Not to mention tax day in the US and I had to fork over thousands of ill afforded dollars more to uncle Samā¦
Crying shame about the cathedral even more so if it was deliberate.
Itās not the same now.
I heard. Thank god. It was a special moment for me and my Dad when we saw them years ago together.
They can easily collect a crazy amount of money. This maybe will become the worldās biggest donation campaign ever, BUT it doesnt change the fact that an almost an entire generation likely will never be able to see and visit that church and that this church will never regain its original charme (despite the modern techniques these days) !
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Why not? Iāll consider it now that the entry ticket will be lower. A hot deal!
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Really? It will take that long?
60 years it took after the French revolution.
They have Jesusās crown of thorns? Thatās like some Dan Brown level stuff there
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The Chinese could have it back to order in a Week oh ok maybe ten days. They can copy anything right?