Should celebrities be forced to donate? chinadaily. com. cn I Editor's note: A weibo post asking Wu Jing, actor-director in the action film Wolf Warrior 2, to donate money in the aftermath of Sichuan earthquake has gone viral online. As the director of china's biggest ever hit at the box office some believe he has the moral obligation to donate money in times of disaster Forum readers share their opinions tailorsas( China) Those people who blatantly ask celebrities/rich people to donate money should donate the same amount of money as they would, otherwise you have no shame. Now Wu Jing stands out and sends his love out, while what you have done is nothing but plausible words. I would love to see public figures donate and I really look forward to that Jaaja (finland) China has huge income gap between the wealthy and the poor. As a result, the wealthy also pay(or should pay) majority of taxes that fund the society. It is government's responsibility to either make sure that everyone pays taxes that they owe, or use the tax contributions in ways that matter. The general public does have right to demand the(supposedly) wealthy to chip in more like this The movie may have made profit, but those profits would also be taxed. If the tax funds are not sufficient to fund recovery from disasters that should not come as surprises, then the government is to blame - either for not enforcing tax regulations sufficiently, or not targeting the expenditure of those contributions to where they should be parcher (Us) A few years back I was in Zhaoqing attending a new year's festival which was held in a farmers barn. They had young kids dressed up in dragon costumes
Should celebrities be forced to donate? chinadaily.com.cn | Editor's note: A weibo post asking Wu Jing, actor-director in the action film Wolf Warrior 2, to donate money in the aftermath of Sichuan earthquake has gone viral online. As the director of China’s biggest ever hit at the box office, some believe he has the moral obligation to donate money in times of disaster. Forum readers share their opinions. tailorsas (China) Those people who blatantly ask celebrities/rich people to donate money should donate the same amount of money as they would, otherwise you have no shame. Now Wu Jing stands out and sends his love out, while what you have done is nothing but plausible words. I would love to see public figures donate, and I really look forward to that. Jaaja (Finland) China has huge income gap between the wealthy and the poor. As a result, the wealthy also pay (or should pay) majority of taxes that fund the society. It is government's responsibility to either make sure that everyone pays taxes that they owe, or use the tax contributions in ways that matter. The general public does have right to demand the (supposedly) wealthy to chip in more like this. The movie may have made profit, but those profits would also be taxed. If the tax funds are not sufficient to fund recovery from disasters that should not come as surprises, then the government is to blame - either for not enforcing tax regulations sufficiently, or not targeting the expenditure of those contributions to where they should be. parcher (US) A few years back I was in Zhaoqing attending a new year's festival which was held in a farmers barn. They had young kids dressed up in dragon costumes
dancing for 30 minutes. After the show had finished the owners had a loud microphone and a very large bag to collect money(tips)each person was asked to give their name before giving money to the owners of the festival. I could not believe what I was seeing. When they got to me, they looked like their birthdays had come together at once, but their mood soon changed when I only ipped 200 yuan! I wanted to ask them how much money were they paying the kids? TedM (UK) High earners pay tax. Some choose to donate sums to charity. No-one should be forced to donate or intimidated to do so. One wonderful thing about China is that there is no tipping/ gratuities in restaurants etc. expected Mishan brazil) It is an oxymoron-if it's forced it is, by definition, not a donation, and, in fact, it is an antonym for donating. PS-morals and ethics are a causality of modern history, like love, honor and friendship. The hollow shells remain without the substance ceciliazhang( China) Anyone can't force others to donate because then it's not a donation Donation should be a voluntary act. There are lots of celebrities who helped out after the earthquake that we should admire because of their efforts and generosity. I think our society should work toward instilling the value ofhelping others so that people wouldnt even have to think about helping someone in need. The use of moral blackmail to force a person to donate money has to be eliminated
dancing for 30 minutes. After the show had finished the owners had a loud microphone and a very large bag to collect money (tips) each person was asked to give their name before giving money to the owners of the festival. I could not believe what I was seeing. When they got to me, they looked like their birthdays had come together at once, but their mood soon changed when I only tipped 200 yuan!! I wanted to ask them how much money were they paying the kids? TedM (UK) High earners pay tax. Some choose to donate sums to charity. No-one should be forced to donate or intimidated to do so. One wonderful thing about China is that there is no tipping/ gratuities in restaurants etc. expected. Mishao (Brazil) It is an oxymoron-if it's forced it is, by definition, not a donation, and, in fact, it is an antonym for donating. PS-morals and ethics are a causality of modern history, like love, honor and friendship. The hollow shells remain without the substance. ceciliazhang (China) Anyone can't force others to donate because then it's not a donation. Donation should be a voluntary act. There are lots of celebrities who helped out after the earthquake that we should admire because of their efforts and generosity. I think our society should work toward instilling the value of helping others so that people wouldn't even have to think about helping someone in need. The use of moral blackmail to force a person to donate money has to be eliminated
