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hfojvt

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22. Well, $300 would be a pittance
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 02:51 PM
Sep 2012

People are supposed to tithe, that would be $3,000.

And $30,000 isn't really working poor, unless that is household income and you said "when a man" not "when a household'.

I am expecting to make $32,310.20 this year and I am planning to give $3,900 to charity, not including small items, nor what I give through Kiwanis, which costs me over $650 a year, nor the 150 or so hours that I volunteer, nor money that I donate to candidates (I know conservatives probably won't like that, but I consider that giving $25 to Rob Zerban to try to defeat Paul Ryan as something of a noble cause. So I think of it as charitable giving, but don't include it in my total.)

And I know other people who give lots of time. I wonder how they can keep up as they seem to be heavily involved in everything.

So, at least where I live, I would not consider $300 out of $30,000 to be very good at all.

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Absolutely true because it cuts into their actual living expenses. RobMe has more than enough to Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #1
The same goes with the tax cuts liberal N proud Sep 2012 #2
Yup. IF they create jobs they OFTEN are overseas. And corporations and large businesses are awash... Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #4
It has been shown over and over the less you have, the more you share. hollysmom Sep 2012 #3
If a rich man disagrees with you, point out that.....So saith the Bible. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #5
Thanks to you and AnneD for remembering this parable Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #7
You should have included the next verse susanr516 Sep 2012 #30
The parable of the widow's mite..... AnneD Sep 2012 #6
I was thinking of that verse when I read the post title. OnionPatch Sep 2012 #10
There is more written in the bible... AnneD Sep 2012 #29
This is why a flat tax would be SO unfair. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #8
For a number of years the Democratic Party too often shyed away from forcefully making this case Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #9
Not really. Zax2me Sep 2012 #11
OK what? Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #12
It's hard to explain this concept in a soundbite or bumper sticker...which is why so many on the bluethruandthru Sep 2012 #13
I think you are right abougt that. On the other hand... Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #14
I agree. And want to add that Mitt's charity is real iffy siligut Sep 2012 #15
It is quite top heavy toward his regligion Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #16
Agreed. My daughter held four years of break-a-thons (karate) and we took at least... HopeHoops Sep 2012 #17
Charity isn't about the sacrifice of the person giving. DesMoinesDem Sep 2012 #18
I strongly disagree with your premise Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #20
Sacrifice is irrelevant to charity. DesMoinesDem Sep 2012 #25
You are using a straw man argument Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #28
see my example here hfojvt Sep 2012 #23
Alert the media!!! upi402 Sep 2012 #19
"The widow's mite" annabanana Sep 2012 #21
+1 hedgehog Sep 2012 #26
Well, $300 would be a pittance hfojvt Sep 2012 #22
Well, I agree. $300 from a $30,000 salary would not be very much nor "very good". Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #27
Few rich people give away anything. They buy things: good PR, tax deductions, influence over HiPointDem Sep 2012 #24
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