Bono, philanthropist false
U2 frontman Foundation distributed only 1% of the 15 million dollars he raised in 2008, while almost 60% went to salaries of employees and executives
Apparently Bono, the U2 singer and nefarious icon of "humanitarian celebrities", has found that philanthropy can be a highly profitable business. According to data published by The New York Post, the founding head of this musician, called ONE, shows a strange handling their finances, since according to the numbers this philanthropic organization receives eighty times more money than channeled social causes that supposedly supports.
During 2008, the latest year for which tax records are ONE, the foundation obtained the amount of $ 14,993,873 of which bizarrely only $ 184.732 were distributed to charitable projects supposedly support, while more than eight million dollars were used for salaries of employees and executives. This means that only 1.23% of the funds received were used ONE for what really ought to be spent. The math does not lie, Bono is a fraud.
Interestingly, while this strange financial breakdown of its founding happens, Bono looks that all attention is focused on its showy demands that the Barack Obama concrete donation of $ 6 billion dollars to fight disease in Africa. But the Irish singer's cynicism could even be considered somewhat primitive. In the last week was widely criticized in New York after giving away a crowd of journalists a schizophrenic gift: a box containing a sophisticated design that stylized water bottle and Starbucks coffee bags with a value of $ 15, plus luxurious cookies. But also included in the box a paper reporting that the majority of African children living with $ 1.25 a day. Maybe nobody told him to Bono that one of the cookies that included his magnificent gift to the press was better than the pantry of an African child every day.
A classic story, and perhaps fictional, in any discussion of genuine generosity of this little icon for "sophisticated", refers to a U2 concert during which our hero failed encourages the audience to clap. Once the full forum is clapping in unison Bono shouts "Every time I welcome a child in Africa dies." Suddenly, and before he could react fans celebrating their idol's speech, heard a voice shouting "Then stop clapping fool." Beyond the comic character of this story, the truth is that largely reflects the contradictory Irish boast about his speech and actions.
In another strange manifestation of his bipolarity, is that Bono has boasted self by the political role it has played in his native Ireland, where he allegedly has helped promote political alliances and mitigate the historic inter-religious violence. In addition, he has encouraged the government of this country to make large donations to another initiative which is a spokesman for Millennium Development. But simultaneously moves the financial operation of his band, U2, to Holland to avoid the strict Irish tax regime, in a gesture of diplomatic evasion and genuine disinterest in contributing to the local economy, and so earn higher profits, however, that his band is one of the most profitable musical projects of recent decades.
But this is not the first time that Bono uses questionable practices, and even opposing, as a supplement to their outdated messianic celebrity saving speech. We have previously reported in Pyjamas Surf some of these cases. For example, have spoken publicly against the free download online music request a major label, or the fact that brand of clothing to encourage production in Africa is manufactured in China. They also complained that despite his now famous environmental speech Bono, like other celebrities humanitarian generate more pollution with their lavish lifestyles that thousands of members of civil society together.
But trying to be a bit objective, the author who signs this note, he reflects on what might be the causes for this behavior Bono. It's really such an evil Lord who plays shady causes issued from the highest levels of power? Will there be innocently mistaken the role of legendary hero Robin Hood who took from the rich to give the poor, and is now dedicated to take from the rich to get even richer? Or rather it is simply a sociopath deeply affected by pathological outbursts of ego to even greater carbon footprint left by his pretentious lifestyle?
Not to mention, the only thing that is clear is that when Bono applauds ... a child in Africa dies.
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