Uh, so businesses are supposed to “look good” by handing out freebies of “$10million or more”? May be just the successful ones need to do that. The failed ones need gubmint bailout.
IIRC,Exxon was the largest corporation in the world when oil was $100/barrel.Today they probably aren't but are surely among the biggest.They gave this $500K,presumably,for PR purposes.No,they weren't required to give anything but if they choose to give a gift of $500K looks *bad*.I stand by my earlier suggestion....$500K makes them look worse than not giving anything at all.