In comments to a maggiesfarm piece on the federal government deciding health insurance admin vs. fees and services percentages (15/85) was this: “That picture of Oprah Winfrey is appropriate for this post when you consider that Oprah's giveaways to her live TV audience never came out of her own pocket, but were donated by her program's sponsors, the most famous case being the cars that were donated by GM as a PR stunt (Is it any wonder then that GM always verges on bankruptcy?).”
“My Rebate” http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/20298-My-Rebate.html#comments
You mean she doesn’t queen it up from her own purse? A search necessary: Who pays for the stuff Oprah gives away.
[VW agreed to give everyone a] "brand new, totally redesigned 2012 Beetle. THE BEETLES ARE COMING!!!"
http://perezhilton.com/2010-11-22-oprah-goes-big-with-her-final-ultimate-favorite-things-show
(I can’t believe I’m referencing perezhilton, but … “VW agreed to give …”)
On a 2004 car give-away: “Only after the credits rolled did it emerge that some of the recipients would have to forgo the gift because they couldn't afford the $7000 taxes payable on the gift (and which Harpo was unwilling to cover).”
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/when-oprah-gives-someone-else-pays-20110121-1a012.html#ixzz22Q9u4BCa
Sometimes that gift horse has no teeth, but does have a big veterinarian bill.
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