>That can enable, among other things..
You're entirely missing the point. The point is that our tax laws should be written in a way to enable an entity like Newman's Own to operate without enabling the many abuses you describe.
You're entirely missing the point. The point is that our tax laws should be written in a way to enable an entity like Newman's Own to operate without enabling the many abuses you describe.
People have this naive view that tax law is insanely complex and full of loopholes for fun and/or profit. It isn't. It's largely because well intentioned people tried to do a "right thing" for some specific circumstance and unintended consequences made the outcomes wrong. So you plug two holes when there's an outcry but 2 months later some other politician has a great idea and accidentally makes three new ones.
personally outside of individual and religious groups I don't see why others should be excused from taxation for being charitable. businesses get name recognition for their activities and it should be part of being a good corporate entity instead of a payoff
Lunacy of Friedmanism aside, most corporations maximize value to shareholders by being pro-social.