This is actually an older news story, and it does appear as though she recovered from this before her death.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14389544
She was there first?!? It’s the owner’s building! What does “easily afford to lose that building as a tax write-off” even mean? What do you know about tax? I presume zero based on your comment. smh
You forgot your own question?
What makes her more deserving than, say, Doctors Without Borders?
In the context of whether Doctors Without Borders or her, the only difference is who was there first.
The tax write-off bit means being rich enough that donating the building to charity won’t even make a dent in their wealth.
As for what I know about tax, only that I’d be happier knowing it’s being put to good use where it should be and not where it is being.
So govt forces owner to donate to 93 year old squatter charity instead of donating to a different charity of their choice. Still a forced donation because money is fungible, doesn’t matter who got there first.
The tax write-off bit means being rich enough that donating the building to charity won’t even make a dent in their wealth
Codify that. Ready set go.
Government forces people to donate their property for specific projects often enough. This wouldn’t be much different. A proper government that is a representative of the people it governs wouldn’t allow these type of situations in the first place, but those rarely exist, so we deal with what there is.
“Codify” huh? If you’re looking for lawmakers, you’re in the wrong place.
Profit is worth less than human lives. If you disagree, also in the wrong place for that.