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[rooparoopa]

There's now a website, http://savetosci.com/, where you can donate to tosci's. The stated goal is to raise enough for a down payment on the taxes, so they can reopen and get to work on the bulk of it. Currently, they're at $2000

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[eingy]

I am fully in support of small businesses, especially small businesses that donate to the local community and hire locals.

But I don't know why they didn't pay their taxes and such large, vast, enormous amounts of taxes. The taxes are on earnings, so I am missing a large chunk of this puzzle. My immediate reaction is to be completely disgusted and say, "Why didn't you pay taxes like the rest of us, especially with what I assume was a large revenue stream (based on the owed tax amount)?" Obviously, if there are extenuating circumstances, then I should and will change my mind, but the website seems to say it's because they simply failed to pay.

I don't understand why donations are even coming in. Shouldn't they take out a business loan or something instead?

I am generally the bleedingest heart liberal on the planet, but if this is as clear-cut as they state, then as difficult as it is, they need to suck up and take responsibility.

This really bugs me more than maybe it should, but it does.

[helava]

I liked Tosci's well enough, but the notion that people are paying the taxes they should have paid but didn't is insane. "Save" Tosci's? From who? Themselves? They admit to owing the taxes, and they're not talking about any sort of extenuating circumstances. Without some sort of extreme circumstance, you're basically talking about bailing out thieves, and removing the *consequence* to their actions. What happens next time?

No thanks.
seppo

[eingy]

I read through some of the comments, and I have to say that I really love the idea of them selling gift cards rather than simply accepting donations -- even at fundraising levels (say, donate $20 and get a $10 gift card). Then you are working the business to help the business