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Dolly Parton only donates 1 million dollars to hurricane Helene victims

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by 1980gator, Oct 7, 2024.

  1. 1980gator

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    It’s great that she donated, but I’m sorry 1 million dollars from her is not a lot of money. She makes a ton of money each day from Dollywood, splash country, music sales, etc. That’s like you and me giving $100. She could have given a lot more. Not impressed,
     
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  2. mikemcd810

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    Imagine donating a million dollars to a cause for which you have no obligation to donate and the response you get is "not impressed."
     
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  3. OklahomaGator

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    Someone donates $1 million dollars and you are complaining about it. smh
     
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  4. BigCypressGator1981

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    Who starts a thread trashing a national treasure like Dolly Parton? Good god man.
     
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  5. BossaGator

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    What a pathetic take
     
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  6. jhenderson251

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    OP's coming out swinging for "Worst thread of the year." This may even be Too Hot for Too Hot.
     
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  7. BigCypressGator1981

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    A few years ago someone started a thread on one of the gator boards I read declaring Mick Hubert as overrated. It went exactly how you’d expect it to. Reminds me a lot of this thread.
     
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  8. WESGATORS

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    Let's just talk about the math here...

    Her net worth is estimated as between $440 million and $650 million. $1 million is roughly 0.15385% of the higher end and .22727% of the lower end. Here's what that would look like based on more common net worths:

    $65,000: $100-$150 donation
    $500,000: $770-$1140 donation
    $1,000,000: $1540-$2270 donation
    $5,000,000: $7700-$11360 donation

    Not sure how anybody could look at it (even without the math) as anything other than extremely generous. I would imagine anybody that is more giving than the ranges described above is likely not wasting any time judging how giving others are.

    Go GATORS!
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  9. GCNumber7

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    Not only that. Most high net-worth individuals have a lot of it tied up in assets. $1M is extremely generous, and on par with how she is. This might the stupidest thing I’ve read here. And that’s saying something considering the ridiculous shit I read here every day.
     
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  10. GolphinGator

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    Thew 1 million was from her personal account. She also donated more money through her businesses. When she announced that she was donating the 1 million she stated that it was from her person bank account.
     
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  11. antny1

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    After criticism, Jesse Duplantis says ministry donated $100K in generators to Ida victims

    Pastor Tells Telethon That Viewers Can 'Speed Up' Jesus' Return with Money

    Trying to make something worthwhile out of a pathetic thread. I'd rather take dirtbags like this guy and Kenneth Copeland to task given their net worth. Jesse is reported to be worth $20mil although I'm sure it's more than that since he probably hides most of it as a fake church.

    Kenneth Copeland reportedly worst as much as 300 to 750 million....smh

    Would you believe it? 8 of the richest pastors of 2024 – net worths, ranked
     
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  12. GolphinGator

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  13. DoubleDown11

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    What is the threshold for percent of net worth each person should donate and can you give us a list of those who haven't met it so we can be unimpressed with them too?
     
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  14. AndyGator

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    Good for Dolly.
     
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  15. exiledgator

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    Dolly must have wronged the OP at some point.

    I'm guessing she hasn't bent the knee
     
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  16. demosthenes

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    What a strange thread, and OP’s first ever post/thread in THFSG.

    THIS topic is what brought OP here?
     
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  17. CHFG8R

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    MAGA bot.
     
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  18. BigCypressGator1981

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    Super powerful woman. Perhaps you know who is back.
     
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  19. gator_jo

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    I bet Donald the Felon has donated absolutely nothing. I would not be surprised if he fond a way to make money off this disaster. Maybe his friends are starting a(nother) fund they'll steal all the money from?
     
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  20. AgingGator

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    Well then why don’t you shut up and go find out Jo? Instead we have to listen to your ridiculous rants based on what “you bet” and what “I wouldn’t be surprised about”.

    It is no one’s business to question how much or how little anyone donates to a charity, particularly when time is critical and they have no personal benefit in doing so. Nevertheless the fact that she had already sought partners to leverage the benefit to the victims.

    To the OP; what do you determine would have been the sufficient amount to donate?
     
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