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I don't consider the funding of the operations of the corporate church, their media outlets or private schools giving to charity.
The LDS coffers, BYU, exclusive private schools are not "charities".
Neither are places like the Federalist Society, the Hoover Institution, the Heritage Foundation, and the Massachusetts Family Institute are not charities. They are political organizations.
Romney is expected to give 10% to his church (to be a Mormon of good standing) anyway isn't he?
Church's should be taxed like any other business, since that is what they are.
As far as Romney.....
2010:
LDS Church: $145,000 (not charity)
Belmont Hill School: $5,000 (not charity - prestigious private school)
Best Friends Foundation: $15,000 (charity)
Boys and Girls Club of Boston: $10,000 (charity)
Brigham Young University: $25,000 (not charity - LDS University
Center for Treatment of Pediatric MS: $75,000 (charity)
2009:
LDS Church: $600,000 (not charity)
The Becket Fund: $25,000 (tax-exempt organization , not a charity)
My Sister's Keeper: $5,000 (charity)
Mass General Hospital Cancer Center $1,000 (charity)
2008:
LDS Church: $1,800,000 (not charity)
SafetyNet: $10,000 (charity)
Boston Ten Point Coalition: $15,000 (charity)
Boys & Girls Harbor: $20,000 (charity)
Operation Kids: $10,000 (charity)
Epilepsy Foundation: $1,000 (charity)
Pioneer Institute: $10,000 (not charity - tax exempt think tank)
Belmont Hill School: $5,000 (not charity - prestigious private school)
Cranbrook Education Community: $5,000 (not charity - prestigious private school)
Boys & Girls Club: $10,000 (charity)
Pan Mass Challenge: $10,000 (charity)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Breath of Life Gala: $10,000 (charity)
Deseret International Foundation: $25,000 (not charity - LDS Media org)
In other words, one received greater tax avoidance (breaks) then the other.
I don't consider the funding of the operations of the corporate church, their media outlets or private schools giving to charity.
The LDS coffers, BYU, exclusive private schools are not "charities".
Neither are places like the Federalist Society, the Hoover Institution, the Heritage Foundation, and the Massachusetts Family Institute are not charities. They are political organizations.
Romney is expected to give 10% to his church (to be a Mormon of good standing) anyway isn't he?
Church's should be taxed like any other business, since that is what they are.
As far as Romney.....
2010:
LDS Church: $145,000 (not charity)
Belmont Hill School: $5,000 (not charity - prestigious private school)
Best Friends Foundation: $15,000 (charity)
Boys and Girls Club of Boston: $10,000 (charity)
Brigham Young University: $25,000 (not charity - LDS University
Center for Treatment of Pediatric MS: $75,000 (charity)
2009:
LDS Church: $600,000 (not charity)
The Becket Fund: $25,000 (tax-exempt organization , not a charity)
My Sister's Keeper: $5,000 (charity)
Mass General Hospital Cancer Center $1,000 (charity)
2008:
LDS Church: $1,800,000 (not charity)
SafetyNet: $10,000 (charity)
Boston Ten Point Coalition: $15,000 (charity)
Boys & Girls Harbor: $20,000 (charity)
Operation Kids: $10,000 (charity)
Epilepsy Foundation: $1,000 (charity)
Pioneer Institute: $10,000 (not charity - tax exempt think tank)
Belmont Hill School: $5,000 (not charity - prestigious private school)
Cranbrook Education Community: $5,000 (not charity - prestigious private school)
Boys & Girls Club: $10,000 (charity)
Pan Mass Challenge: $10,000 (charity)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Breath of Life Gala: $10,000 (charity)
Deseret International Foundation: $25,000 (not charity - LDS Media org)
In other words, one received greater tax avoidance (breaks) then the other.
Wow, I think you need to get in line behind Obama to be king and ruler of the US. You apparently have decided who is worthy and who is not. US law be darned, tax law be darned - just your own personal bias should be what constitutes a charity.
You make it sound like Romney is a cheat. You don't cheat when you are obeying the law. Timothy Geithner - now that's cheating. Donating to charities that have exempt status given by the feds is still a charity, whether you like them or not.
You libs just can't stand the fact that conservatives are more giving and charitable than liberal cheapskates. Starting with the top 2, Obama and Biden. Both very wealthy. Both very selfish.
In 2010, Mr. Obama gave more than 14 percent to charity.
"In 2009, the president’s taxable income was about $5.5 million; he listed $329,100 in charitable contributions on his tax return and also directed the Nobel Prize Committee to give his $1.4 million prize directly to 10 charities (which meant he could not take a tax deduction for donating the prize)."
This adds up to a rate of 31.4 percent of taxable income... which beats Romney's 15%.
You libs just can't stand the fact that conservatives are more giving and charitable than liberal cheapskates. Starting with the top 2, Obama and Biden. Both very wealthy. Both very selfish.
Incidentally, since Huckabee said all candidates should be scrutinized for how much they donate to charity, the San Antonio Express-News reported that former Texas governor (and ex-GOP primary candidate) Rick Perry was rather parsimonious, giving just one-half of one percent to churches and religious organizations. (On average, Americans give about 1.2 percent, the newspaper said.) And former House speaker Newt Gingrich’s return shows a rate of 2.6 percent of taxable income given to charity. (Rick Santorum and Ron Paul have not yet released their tax returns.)
UPDATE: Santorum released his tax returns, showing that in 2010 he gave 1.7 percent ($16,289) of his taxable income of $923,411 to charity.
Oh well... so much for the "conservatives are more giving and charitable than liberal cheapskates" claim.
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