Posted on 09/15/2008 5:31:42 AM PDT by SJackson
Many taxpayers don’t deduct all their charitable contributions. One reason is that too many deductions can trigger alternative minimum tax.
What’s the point? So Biden doesn’t give to charity. Why should we expect him to?
Of course that's never gonna happen because the sorry assed politicians wouldn't have a platform to stand on!
Wooooooooooow.
To Democrats, generosity means spending other people's money.™
Because he exhorts other people to be generous, and he is willing to use the force of government to persuade them.
In other words, he's a whopping hypocrite, just like Gore and Clinton. And, like Gore and Clinton, he'll get a whopping pass from the MSM.
Imagine if a Republican presidential candidate had been so miserly.
I guess it’s a preemptive shot at MSM pundits who will soon dig into Palin’s returns for dirt.
Personally, I think it’s not really our business to tell others what they should give to charity. Besides, by VP or POTUS standards Biden is poor. I think we might have had a case if he had Clinton money (income of $100m in 7 years)
The real question is how much did he value the underwear he donated to Goodwill.......(remember Hillary?)
Two different things. Where does he exhort us to be generous. I haven't heard it.
Imagine if a Republican presidential candidate had been so miserly.
Hmmm... What does Fred Thompson give? Or Giuliani?
I really don't care. And frankly, it doesn't matter to me what Biden or Obama give.
527s should expose this. MSM won’t do it. What absolute hypocrisy from the “guy from Scranton who wants to be the hero of the lunch-box worker.”
I’ll bet the Palins’ tax returns show higher charitable contributions with significantly less income.
I want the Diocese of Wilmington (DE) to see this, too.
Well said.
As with most politicians, Biden decided to keep his money and use the taxpayer's money to support his promises.
I really don’t care. And frankly, it doesn’t matter to me what Biden or Obama give.
This is an indication of character and should speak Loudly to us all. How a man handles his money and words, tells you a lot about him.................
Oh Pul-ease! His AGI puts well within the top 5% of all earners.
What politician isn't?
He is exhorting you through the government tax system.
Unless I missed something there's only one candidate that's for abolishing the tax system.
Of course, Biden wants to spend my money. They all do. Even McCain. But, searching for his charitable contributions is an exercise in futility. We all know that.
Hogwash, I say. Attending church on Sundays is now considered part of the tithe?
As with most politicians, Biden decided to keep his money and use the taxpayer's money to support his promises.
It fits the pattern of liberals: miserly with their OWN money, generous with OURS. They want to do good works using the powers of their offices by raising compulsory taxes, not by opening their own wallets. Study after study has shown that liberals give a much smaller percentage of their own money to charity than conservatives do. Heck, on less than 1/2 of what the Biden’s earned, my husband and I gave several thousand each year. And we can’t itemize!
No, it isn't. It's a moral decision.
However, leftists seem to equate confiscation of the wealth of others with personal dedication to charity, and I have yet to get a satisfactory answer out of a lib on this issue.
It makes me "punch 'em in the mouth" angry sometimes.
His family made over $210,000 one year. He's not poor, or at least shouldn't be.
People who don't make 6 figures regularly give 10 percent to their church.
If Joe Biden can't find more than $120 to give to charity out of an income of $210,000, that shows he is incapable of doing a budget, or cutting spending in any way. Which means we don't want him as President.
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