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Originally Posted by snakebittexan

can't we can rule out charitable contributions as an effective piece of your financial plan? You give $100,000 to your favirite charity and your taxes are reduced by $28,000 so your tax savings cost you $62,000. How "intelligent" is that? That by default, takes us back to philanthropy for philanthropies sake.

Exactly !

Ernie/Libs/Dims/Socialists/Communists dislike anyone with more money than themselves more than they like seeing Charities receiving from non-goverment sources.