Pretty much. Only it's veiled in the "pay their fair share" rhetoric. You know... for free college and stuff.

Not pretty much. Not even close. Charitable contributions and taxes for the public good are two different things.


To compare them is either dishonesty to support a rhetorical talking point, or stupidity based on being duped by politicians lying to you about a political talking point.


Whether you believe in taxes for the public good or not, don't lie about what they are or are not.


Charitable contributions are not taxes. Yet another fact I've had to point out here..

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I can say that again!

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You're right. Charitable contributions help clothe the poor, taxes help clothe the political elite.


Your inability to recognize the inability of the state to provide charitable functions is the only thing keeping you from enlightenment, but I'm here for you grasshopper

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Not pretty much. Not even close. Charitable contributions and taxes for the public good are two different things.


To compare them is either dishonesty to support a rhetorical talking point, or stupidity based on being duped by politicians lying to you about a political talking point.


Whether you believe in taxes for the public good or not, don't lie about what they are or are not.


Charitable contributions are not taxes. Yet another fact I've had to point out here..

 

Ponder this one for a bit.  If people have less tax burden, would charitable contributions go up?

 

Can you specify where in The Constitution where it says that taxes should be collected for the "public good"?

 

Taxes collected by the Federal Government are supposed to be collected for two reasons.  To pay the debts of the country, and provide for common defense and general welfare of the citizens.

 

To me the part that says "provide for common defense and general welfare" doesn't include "free stuff" such as Obama phones, "free" college tuition, etc.  It also doesn't include funding for the many failed "green energy" projects.  It also doesn't include "free healthcare" or a "retirement plan" (social security).

 

Where it says "provide for common defense and general welfare" means that we take care of people during times of war.

 

I would wager that most conservatives give more to charities than liberals.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Its not a wager its a fact!

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Ponder this one for a bit.  If people have less tax burden, would charitable contributions go up?

 

Can you specify where in The Constitution where it says that taxes should be collected for the "public good"?

 

Taxes collected by the Federal Government are supposed to be collected for two reasons.  To pay the debts of the country, and provide for common defense and general welfare of the citizens.

 

To me the part that says "provide for common defense and general welfare" doesn't include "free stuff" such as Obama phones, "free" college tuition, etc.  It also doesn't include funding for the many failed "green energy" projects.  It also doesn't include "free healthcare" or a "retirement plan" (social security).

 

Where it says "provide for common defense and general welfare" means that we take care of people during times of war.

 

I would wager that most conservatives give more to charities than liberals.

I think it's great to be charitable, but I don't think Charity is always the best means to actually help society.  Not to mention you have a lot of charities that take money and put it toward non-charitable deeds.  Just look at the recent Wounded Warriors scandal.  


You'd also lose that wager.  Liberals and Conservatives are equally charitable. They just give to different types of charities.  


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...charities/

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I was wrong about Trent Baalke. 

Ponder this one for a bit.  If people have less tax burden, would charitable contributions go up?

No. Tax burden and overall income has shifted quite a bit over the past few decades and the private donations as a percentage of income has remained stable through it all. People give money to the amount they feel is right, not to the amount they can afford.

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