A million-dollar charitable donation was no small sum even for the President, but he could not accept it.
If he did, there would be trouble.
Sometimes, the public was numb. When they saw wealthy people spend hundreds of thousands or millions in a single night for a female celebrity or simply to outdo one another, they would only curl their lips and greet those rich people with faintly hostile warmth.
But sometimes, they were extremely sensitive. For example, if a politician engaged in a disgusting exchange of money and power, they might even go on strike and take to the streets in protest!
The President was the most closely watched of all politicians. He had to ensure his own integrity, so this was a contest with no substantial reward, aside from a few certificates and the preservation of some audio and video materials.
Of course, apart from that, Lin Qi would donate a sum of money to the Charitable Foundation on their behalf.
People liked hearing news like this. It was also where the public seemed especially contradictory: they disliked seeing the rich lavishly waste money on things that were not necessary for daily life.
Yet they also hoped someone would do more good deeds and donate more money to charity.
Strictly speaking, no matter how those people spent their money, it had nothing to do with the vast majority of ordinary people.
But the latter gave them hope and something to look forward to. They hoped that when they themselves suffered, someone would step forward to donate money to them or help them.
As it happened, the President's Wife had a Charitable Foundation in her hands. Lin Qi could donate the money to her.
As for the tax exemption involved in receiving charitable donations back, that was not Lin