osrb
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Post by osrb on Jan 24, 2012 15:06:46 GMT -5
WHO'S GREEDY? Obama Gave 1% to Charity, Romney Gave 15% Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle gave $10,772 of the $1.2 million they earned from 2000 through 2004 to charities, or less than 1 percent, according to tax returns for those years released today by his campaign. The Obamas increased the amount they gave to charity when their income rose in 2005 and 2006 after the Illinois senator published a bestselling book. The $137,622 they gave over those two years amounted to more than 5 percent of their $2.6 million income. Romney charitable contributions Tax year Taxable income Charitable donations Donations as % of income 2010 $21.7 million $2.98 million 13.73% 2011 (est) $20.9 million $4 million 19.14% WHO'S GREEDY******************************************* BO is more than happy to take your money but he will not give any. |
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Post by Frankenchrist on Jan 24, 2012 15:45:27 GMT -5
The first thing I click on explains it all. Romney and his wife donated $2.6 mil to the Mormon church (I think they confiscate your magic underwear if you don't pony up big). And donated $2 mil in non-cash stocks to charities he oversees.
Lesson? Don't EVER listen to only FOX. And since when does a guy that works holding on to his hard earned income compare to a FILTHY RICH guy living on strictly investment returns?
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Post by el Gusano on Jan 24, 2012 15:48:34 GMT -5
So, giving to a charity of which you so personally approve doesn't count as giving to charity?
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Post by Justin Thyme on Jan 24, 2012 15:55:27 GMT -5
Most church goers I know attempt to give a tithe (10%) to their church and that's people from every walk of life on every rung of the socio-economic ladder. That 10% is not considered an offering. Offerings are what are given above and beyond the 10%. From my understanding Obama isn't a big church goer so he probably doesn't feel the need to tithe. There is nothing wrong with that.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 24, 2012 16:45:33 GMT -5
"And since when does a guy that works holding on to his hard earned income..."
Obama may work hard, be he certainly hasn't earned his keep.
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Post by professorx on Jan 24, 2012 23:23:31 GMT -5
Which is more likely? That most people who are not well off, have not tried to succeed or the poor would have succeeded if not for the wealthy oppressing them?
Our country is still a country of great opportunity. I find it laughable that one party's entire platform is on punitive measures toward people who have succeeded.
Basic economics state the economy is not a fixed, zero sum "game". Wealth is not theft.
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Post by el Gusano on Jan 25, 2012 0:03:46 GMT -5
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Post by TNBear on Jan 25, 2012 20:46:09 GMT -5
While the other party's platform will substantially reward those who made more money in interest this month than many of us will earn this year.
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Post by el Gusano on Jan 25, 2012 23:41:41 GMT -5
By "reward", we mean "let the keep what is rightfully theirs".
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 26, 2012 7:05:51 GMT -5
and what I note is that with an increase in income, the Obamas increased their charitable donations. Funny enough, so did I. When I made lots less, the percentage of income that I was charitable with (either officially or unofficially) was a lot lower than it is now that I make a good bit more. If I made as much as Romney, I'd be donating a MUCH larger percentage to charity because frankly I don't need that much to live comfortably.
But hey, if you want to you can claim I was an awful greedy person 10 years ago when I was barely scraping by and only donated about $20 dollars to charity a year compared to now when I... well let's just say I hand out a lot more.
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Post by JC on Jan 26, 2012 7:37:25 GMT -5
They're all greedy. Trying to nitpick which one is greedier is like trying to nitpick which pile of dog shit stinks worse.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 26, 2012 10:21:47 GMT -5
"...with an increase in income, the Obamas increased their charitable donations..."
Charity begins at home.
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 26, 2012 10:46:28 GMT -5
Is that a bad thing? I thought you were all about personal responsibility and taking care of one's own stuff rather than asking for assistance. Much easier done if "charity begins at home."
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Post by Conservator on Jan 26, 2012 16:33:09 GMT -5
They're all greedy. Trying to nitpick which one is greedier is like trying to nitpick which pile of dog shit stinks worse. indeed. they should add a "like" button on this antiquated site... |
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Post by professorx on Jan 26, 2012 22:25:43 GMT -5
"...with an increase in income, the Obamas increased their charitable donations..." Charity begins at home. How many millionares would let their aunts live like he does? |
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 27, 2012 7:48:51 GMT -5
*ROFL* Most of 'em I'd say. Especially if they're not to impressed by the aunt. I'm no millionaire but I've and aunt and her children (my cousins) that aren't doing too hot financially. I wouldn't give them a better home or anything if I WAS a millionaire because they'd only squander it and the boys would still wind up eating at the state pen on a regular basis.
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Post by professorx on Jan 28, 2012 23:08:31 GMT -5
*ROFL* Most of 'em I'd say. Especially if they're not to impressed by the aunt. I'm no millionaire but I've and aunt and her children (my cousins) that aren't doing too hot financially. I wouldn't give them a better home or anything if I WAS a millionaire because they'd only squander it and the boys would still wind up eating at the state pen on a regular basis. It just seems hypocritical to me "We must care for the poor...", yet he has done nothing for the poor in his family. His aunt was not only poor but lived in a horrible Chicago housing project according to the newspapers... |
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Post by Justin Thyme on Jan 30, 2012 8:17:14 GMT -5
*ROFL* Most of 'em I'd say. Especially if they're not to impressed by the aunt. I'm no millionaire but I've and aunt and her children (my cousins) that aren't doing too hot financially. I wouldn't give them a better home or anything if I WAS a millionaire because they'd only squander it and the boys would still wind up eating at the state pen on a regular basis. It just seems hypocritical to me "We must care for the poor...", yet he has done nothing for the poor in his family. His aunt was not only poor but lived in a horrible Chicago housing project according to the newspapers... How do you know that he's done nothing for her? A newspaper article isn't going to be able to tell us the entire story behind their relationship. It is possible that he knows there is nothing he can do for her that won't just enable her. |
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Post by TNBear on Jan 30, 2012 21:08:06 GMT -5
Exactly Justin, remember crack is whack.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 31, 2012 15:20:41 GMT -5
She should have been deported years ago.
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