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Old 08-20-2012, 10:04 AM
 
Location: somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Bergen County households less generous than those in Utah, Mississippi, study shows | NJ.com Wow! I don't know about this.
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Old 08-20-2012, 10:21 AM
 
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Lol. It's a really interesting choice of headline since the article leads with the fact that Bergen county is the 33 out of 3,115 in terms of generosity( top 1% of all counties nationwide in terms of dollars donated).

The headline instead focuses on the percentage of income donated not that actual dollar amount donated which to me seems like a ridiculous comparison without adding in a ton of other factors(mainly federal, state, and local taxes paid, and adjustment for cost of living expense).

The negative tone of the headline is unfair and a really poor journalistic choice in my opinion. Two thumbs down for Myles Ma, NJ.com and their editors on that one.
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Old 08-21-2012, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Because the primary targets of donations in places like Utah and Mississippi are not philanthropic organizations. Most donations in those states go to churches, which use most of those funds to operate. They're called donations, but they're fees for service in all but name. Take donations to churches (as opposed to other religious charitable organizations, but most money donated to religious organizations goes to churches, not religious charities) out of the equation and things look a lot different.
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Old 08-21-2012, 04:51 PM
 
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To be fair with AMT taxes (where property taxes are considered income), we pay much more AMT than the rest of the country and get to the AMT threshold much quicker (ie a BC resident can pay AMT making only $120k HOUSEHOLD, when someone in NC in similar situation won't despite making over $200k)..

..so in that sense BC residents are very philanthropic.
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Old 08-22-2012, 05:16 PM
 
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So let me get this straight, people that pay more taxes, give less to "other" charities.
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