As I understand it, he was an actually recovered addict, so it would be “fueled by the damage drugs had already done to his brain before he quit”.
And I think it was crack.
Not to defend the guy, but for a while there pre COVID, while I was doing some volunteer work, I heard from a connected volunteer that Mikey was donating cases upon cases of pillows to rehab locations in his home state, which, speaking as the bleeding heart liberal that I am who wishes we provided more for services like mental health and addiction, is pretty awesome.
A tax write off is possibly just a tax write off, but for a while, at least, it’s possible he might not have been totally reprehensible.
I mean, he also professed to be Christian and there was a stink about him not paying employees like four or five years ago too, so since the Bible has specific things to say about THAT behavior too, it’s pretty easy to draw conclusions but even people who behave like shit bags can perhaps sometimes be nuanced.
People in the throes of full blown addiction don’t typically donate to rehab non-profits?
Or not, I dunno. I guess they might when they’re rich and don’t have to worry about how they’re going to afford their next baggie they probably don’t freak out about where their money is going as much. Shrug
Well, the donation probably wasn’t his idea. Not exactly a small operation.
In any case, my guess about it is that they were just dumping stock. Either because they over-produced and that’s a way to get a better tax break, or because they were defective in some way and couldn’t be sold.
I’d assume the later, mostly because they had extensive warehousing in shokapee. (Had. They’ve been or are being evicted…. For not paying rent.) in any case, they could have slowed production before that was a problem.
he also professed to be Christian and there was a stink about him not paying employees
As William S. Burroughs said: “if you’re doing business with a religious son of a bitch, get it in writing. HIs word isn’t worth shit, not with the Good Lord telling him how to fuck you on the deal.”
I don’t believe so.
As I understand it, he was an actually recovered addict, so it would be “fueled by the damage drugs had already done to his brain before he quit”.
And I think it was crack.
Not to defend the guy, but for a while there pre COVID, while I was doing some volunteer work, I heard from a connected volunteer that Mikey was donating cases upon cases of pillows to rehab locations in his home state, which, speaking as the bleeding heart liberal that I am who wishes we provided more for services like mental health and addiction, is pretty awesome.
A tax write off is possibly just a tax write off, but for a while, at least, it’s possible he might not have been totally reprehensible.
I mean, he also professed to be Christian and there was a stink about him not paying employees like four or five years ago too, so since the Bible has specific things to say about THAT behavior too, it’s pretty easy to draw conclusions but even people who behave like shit bags can perhaps sometimes be nuanced.
This dude lies like he breathes. I don’t know why we’d assume the recovered addict bit would be any exception
People in the throes of full blown addiction don’t typically donate to rehab non-profits?
Or not, I dunno. I guess they might when they’re rich and don’t have to worry about how they’re going to afford their next baggie they probably don’t freak out about where their money is going as much. Shrug
Well, the donation probably wasn’t his idea. Not exactly a small operation.
In any case, my guess about it is that they were just dumping stock. Either because they over-produced and that’s a way to get a better tax break, or because they were defective in some way and couldn’t be sold.
I’d assume the later, mostly because they had extensive warehousing in shokapee. (Had. They’ve been or are being evicted…. For not paying rent.) in any case, they could have slowed production before that was a problem.
As William S. Burroughs said: “if you’re doing business with a religious son of a bitch, get it in writing. HIs word isn’t worth shit, not with the Good Lord telling him how to fuck you on the deal.”
According to Luke 16:13 Jesus Christ said “You cannot serve both God and money.”
Mark 10:21 “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”