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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The basic purpose of charity or giving is communal and individual welfare. If practiced on a large scale and regularly as well, the charity can get the wealth circulating in society
You get a tax write-off for donations vs paying taxes that could cover the same type of work.
So you think you get a gold star for donating to charities, which btw reduce your tax burden, but you arent willing to pay taxes to increase welfare of citizens.
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Maybe PP thinks that charities are more effective than governments at actually helping people?  Maybe PP wants to choose what causes to specifically support?  These are totally reasonable positions.[/quote]

Sure...but prove it. Not just feelings. What charities are more effective and is there an actual comparison? And is the reason your charity is more effective because you donate to a church that is tax-free and is able to get away with all types of crazy financial crap because they are a church? And you say that churches are more effective, but they tend to focus on specific populations so what you are saying effectively, is that your charity is more effective because it goes to the people you want to support not to everyone.

And no, when you actively choose to reduce taxes that could help anyone- you don't have reasonable positions. They can do that on top of reasonable taxes to support all causes. [/quote]

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