Under socialism, we have no need for charities or God.
We have Obama!
Viva el nuevo Fidel!

Unemployment under socialism is 10% in good times and 15% in bad times
so we are in excellent shape.

Isn't giving supposed to be a sacrifice, not a deduction?

Come on my land with your socialism.

Remember that it is all God's check book. So the inpact on the allowable deduction for a charitable contribution is also an impact on the amount available for other contributions.

Here is another thought. Measure the effective management of a dollar in the typical charity vs. a dollar used by government programming to get the same job done. When a dollar enters the federal coffers it loses 25% to bureaucracy before it returns to the local scene. Then it will diminish again as it is nibbled to death going through the state/local bureaucracy.

Giving shouldn't be stupid or wasteful.

By the way, giving is supposed to be cheerful.

Giving is supposed to be a sacrifice... and, for those who give, it is ALWAYS a sacrifice. They are doing without something to give that money. But a tax deduction is a way to increase the value of that giving by allowing those who give to be more generous.

Let's get one thing clear... this wealth envy is not an attractive trait, or one that is scripturally supportable. I don't know anyone, who is wealthy, who has not worked for that wealth. Nor do I know anyone who is diligent, if able bodied, who cannot gain wealth of their own by working and making wise choices. Yes we need to help those less fortunate than ourselves... but we are never to take something from someone who has earned it, by force, and give it to someone else of our own choosing.

I know that what I'm saying is incomprehensible to those who have a more socialist mindset... But work should carry with it the reward for that labor. If our nation is to remain a beacon of hope for the temporal world, then there must be attention and reward given to incentive and integrity. Our current growing welfare economy strips that incentive and demonizes diligence and hard work.

Our media promotes slothfulness and anti-social behavior on one side of the coin and altruistic uses for other people's money on the flip side. No wonder there is such confusion among the youth about what to do with their life and education.

Many of us were brought up to believe that our actions had consequences. Protecting people, or corporations, from the consequences of their actions leads to the demise of all that holds the fabric of freedom and civil society together.

Let's encourage people to give, instead of punishing them. The government NEVER does better at helping the "less fortunate" than the non-governmental organizations. Why? Because the NGOs know the value of a dollar... the government does not. The NGOs follow up on the cases of those they help... the government does not. The BGOs encourage progress in those they help... the government does not.
See a trend there?

So thankful the issue of faith-based donations is being brought before the collective; i.e. since the 1970s we have asked CHRISTIANITY TODAY to share with their readers a 23 Million Dollar Religious Rico in Denver, Colorado. A text-book is being written now for students of all disciplines and the articles from CT will be included - asking the students to write to CT to bring such needed healing to the surface.
The War Widows

Why is the assumption by liberals that giving must be exclusively either a sacrifice or a deduction? The reality is that without the donations of the wealthy, the bulk of charities will die on the vine. What I find repugnant with liberals is this notion that a tax deduction somehow cancels out the human heart's motiviation to help their fellow man. It does not. However, a tax deduction does make it easier for the motivations of the human heart to be realized. What is wrong with that?