[Tigerjam]

Most people I know give to charities for tax reasons. Should they be giving to charities for this reason? No, in my opinion. However, this is the case for alot of people. I congratulate you on giving based on the goodness of your heart. However, to think that "99%" of other give based solely out of goodness of their heart, you are wrong.

[jimthewiz]

Most people I know give to charities for tax reasons.

You do realize that when they take a deduction for donations to charity, their tax is only reduced by a percentage equal to their tax rate, don't you?
e.g. If they donate $100, they may save $25-$30.
That is not really a smart reason to donate to charity. Maybe under the Fair Tax Plan they could donate $70-$75. They would end up with the same money either way and eliminate the middleman (IRS).