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Obama Releases Tax Returns, A Pittance for Charity
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05.30.2008
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 Obama Releases Tax Returns, A Pittance for Charity Obama Releases Tax Returns, A Pittance for Charity By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008 Posted on Tue Mar 25, 2008 Law Prof Paul Caron has examined the tax returns released by Barack Obama today for the years 2000 to 2006. You can read the returns over at his blog. What is surprising, given the recent controversy over Obama's membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ, is how little the Obamas apparently gave to charity -- well short of the biblical 10% tithe for all seven years. In two of the years, the Obamas gave far less than 1% of their income to charity; in three of the years, they gave around 1% of their income to charity. Only in the last two years have they given substantially more as their income skyrocketed -- 4.7% in 2005 and 6.1% in 2006.  And his glorious speech at Wesley graduation (in for ailing Uncle Teddy) was about not going for the 'big house' and 'big job,' but helping in the salvation of society!!  |
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05.31.2008
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| Doesn't really surprise me. In his view, government should be handing out the charity, not individuals.
__________________ If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone else's expense, then you have no right to complain when they take your money and give it to someone else, including themselves. – Thomas Sowell Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program. – Milton Friedman Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. – P.J. O'Rourke |
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05.31.2008
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