February 12, 200719 yr While this may be dismissmed as improbable, it is possible he doesn't take a tax deduction for all of his charitable giving, correct?:laugh: Oh, you were serious?
February 12, 200719 yr While this may be dismissmed as improbable, it is possible he doesn't take a tax deduction for all of his charitable giving, correct? Yes, and it's possible he's building that house as a drop in center.
February 12, 200719 yr It's also possible you all are wrong and I'm right! If you were talking about anybody but a politician, I'd agree with you. Otherwise...:walk:
February 12, 200719 yr I don't recall the amount of the family adjusted gross income, but, according to news reports, Gore's tax return for 1999 indicated charitable contributions of $145.00. Maybe, Edwards does a little better.
February 12, 200719 yr Contribution % from most recent year available: George and Laura Bush 10.28% (2005) Richard and Lynne Cheney 25.33% (2003) John Kerry 11.06% (2003) William and Hillary Clinton 9.42% (1999) George and Barbara Bush 61.82% (1991) Ronald and Nancy Reagan 7.36% (1987) James and Rosalynne Carter 7.96% (1979) Franklin and Elanor Roosevelt 3.23% (1937)
February 12, 200719 yr Contribution % from most recent year available: George and Laura Bush 10.28% (2005) Richard and Lynne Cheney 25.33% (2003) John Kerry 11.06% (2003) William and Hillary Clinton 9.42% (1999) George and Barbara Bush 61.82% (1991) Ronald and Nancy Reagan 7.36% (1987) James and Rosalynne Carter 7.96% (1979) Franklin and Elanor Roosevelt 3.23% (1937) Before taking office, I know that Cheney donated all of his Halliburton stock to charity, does that factor into the 25%?
February 12, 200719 yr Before taking office, I know that Cheney donated all of his Halliburton stock to charity, does that factor into the 25%?Can't say for sure. KPMG didn't provide any attachments for Schedule A. Most of the GHW Bush contributions were made to the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. In 1990, their contributions only amounted to 8.61%
February 12, 200719 yr It looks like a nice estate to me. I want it. This guy sounds like he's got a nice family. The message it sends to me is "work hard, and maybe in time, you too can have this." I'm reminded of the old adage that "I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better." He absolutely can campaign on the rich-poor platform, pointing to the amount of money he gives to charity and the work he does for the poor. You don't have to live in a hovel to support poor people. :thumb:
February 12, 200719 yr I have to say that I am getting quite the chuckle, watching a couple of our strong conservatives revile a person for committing the crime of making money. According to the list posted by HHSDad, Ronald and Nancy Reagan donated an even lower percentage of their income to charity. Where are the cries of injustice against them? Personally, I couldn't care less what anyone donates to charity. It is a personal act, and anything short of emulating Mother Teresa is simply a matter of degree. Frances
February 12, 200719 yr I have to say that I am getting quite the chuckle, watching a couple of our strong conservatives revile a person for committing the crime of making money. Maybe, just maybe they wouldn't if it didn't seem that most libs think it is a crime to be rich.
February 12, 200719 yr I have to say that I am getting quite the chuckle, watching a couple of our strong conservatives revile a person for committing the crime of making money. According to the list posted by HHSDad, Ronald and Nancy Reagan donated an even lower percentage of their income to charity. Where are the cries of injustice against them? Personally, I couldn't care less what anyone donates to charity. It is a personal act, and anything short of emulating Mother Teresa is simply a matter of degree. Frances The only chuckle I'm getting is from the hyprocisy Edwards is representing and everyone choosing to ignore it.
February 13, 200719 yr A politician's tax code change, a raise in the minumim wage and restructuring import export laws are just a few things that reach a heck of a lot more people than the great work that the charities can provide.
February 13, 200719 yr I think his house is symbolic for his 'Two Americas' rhetoric. There is the America that he lives in and the America that the other 99% of us live in...
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