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For once, I agree with Rudey. And the woman says in her article (unless, of course, I misunderstood) that they take the average income and subtract out the average charitable contribution... It really should be done by percentages. And even then, if you want to get technical, that's not very fair. I've always found the whole 10% thing a bit wrong (sorry if I'm sounding sacreligious here) because I barely make enough to pay expenses, so even though $100 isn't 10% of my income, it kills me to give it up. Wheras, someone who makes 1,000,000 can give up 10%, leaving 900,000... even once you subtract out taxes, it's a very nice chunk of change to have a great car, house, and send the kiddies off to college. Hence the reason we have a graduated tax policy in the U.S. Wouldn't that be cool... a graduated tithing policy, where it shows how much you really should be giving? And what if the Republicans are giving this much just as a write-off, and not because of the goodness in their heart (since they are the stereotypical wealthier of the population)? I mean, I'm not exactly at the point that I can write off my $100 on my taxes, but the wealthy sure are. Just a thought.
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