Posted by
RepublicanEvangelist on Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:59:00 PM
My wife works in non profit and has her entire adult life. To boil it down, she asks rich people to give money to her organization, an organization that benefits children in a real, lasting way. Big Brothers Big Sisters pairs up disadvantaged children from poor families who are usually missing a parent, often a father, and gives them an opportunity to see life from the other side of their situation, to envision a better life that they were born into. My wife gets wealthy people, foundations, and corporations, to give money to support the mentoring programs of the agency. All charities are hurting now because of the economy. People often give with their year end bonuses. There were few bonuses this year. This is why it is puzzling that President Obama would choose to raise taxes significantly on the very group that supplies most of the funding to charities nationwide. It is further puzzling that in his new budget, he reduces the charitable tax deduction for the "wealthly" meaning couples making over $250,000 annually.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/02/charitable-cont.html . One may find it puzzling unless they know Obama like I know Obama. Obama doesn't want private charity. He doesn't want private health care. He doesn't want private anything. He wants everything controlled by the state. He is a socialist. Europeans and Canadians give relatively little to charity. The reason? Thanks to very high taxation they have less to give. Further, people in these countries feel that their "taxes pay for that." Here is our future: everyone leading a mediocre existence in a highly bureaucratic society. Everyone works for the government and people die waiting to get medical treatment. I didn't drink the coolaide but you did America and we will bear the same fate as Jonestown if people don't rise up and do it quickly before it is too late. Tea Parties are tomorrow across the country. Find out where and participate :
http://www.reteaparty.com/