Anonymous wrote:Gosh, that's not a lot. We're at 5% of our gross income, and I think that's too low.

Feel free to give more.

When I worked for a Big4 firm, I prepared tax returns for a few millionaires. One old lady was so generous, had about 40 receipts showing a cash contribution of $500-$2000 on each and donated an art work to the museum that was professionally appraised at about $40K.

Some other millionaires' contributions were listed on a piece of paper as "Donated various household items: clothing, toys, silverware, etc. Value: $4000". And they attached a meaningless Goodwill receipt. We reflected their charitable contributions on their tax returns based on the pieces of paper with the hand-written descriptions, but I somehow didn't believe that the true value of their donated used household items was so high. Yet, the numbers looked high on the tax return.

Charitable donations does not equal all giving. As an example, giving to aging parents a month stipend, donating to a campaign or ACLU for that matter do not count as charity. Giving homeless a $20 is charitable, but isn't a charitable donation... Stop trying to justify your obvious disdain.

It's none of your business, OP. And unless this person is running for office I'm not seeing how their political beliefs make any difference. You must understand that charities run the political spectrum, right? It's not a specifically "liberal" thing to make donations to charity.

Gosh, that's not a lot. We're at 5% of our gross income, and I think that's too low.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I know someone who is alt-left, earned $260,000 and gave $1.050 to charity.

What do you think?

I am curious how you came to know this. Do you prepare tax returns?

Which do not necessarily reflect all amounts given to "charity". They could be subsidizing a relative.

Anonymous wrote:

I know someone who is alt-left, earned $260,000 and gave $1.050 to charity.

What do you think?

I think you need a hobby and to MYOB.

Most of us could do more, and do not. We have priorities and pressures. We have charitable thoughts, pat ourselves on the back, and forget to follow through.

And some people are just plain hypocritical -- all sentiment, no action, and an attitude to boot.

What can you do? Attend to your own affairs and don't think about the other person. Even if you are 100 percent right, you can't change them.

If the government didn't take so much of my money I'd have more to give to charity.

I think your friend pays more than many Americans in taxes and that is enough charity.

I think you are an nosy, obnoxious, A-hole. That's what I think.

Anonymous wrote:

I know someone who is alt-left, earned $260,000 and gave $1.050 to charity.

What do you think?

I am curious how you came to know this. Do you prepare tax returns?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Charity begins at home. And $260,000 isn't a ridiculously wealthy income for this area. OP is just trying to get in a nasty dig at liberals.

I agree that $260K in this area doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room in the budget. That being said, $1K is a very low amount to give to charity. I would hope that this family donates a lot of their time in lieu of money, which is often more valuable in the end anyway.

Do you?

Anonymous wrote:Charity begins at home. And $260,000 isn't a ridiculously wealthy income for this area. OP is just trying to get in a nasty dig at liberals.

I agree that $260K in this area doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room in the budget. That being said, $1K is a very low amount to give to charity. I would hope that this family donates a lot of their time in lieu of money, which is often more valuable in the end anyway.

Anonymous wrote:

I know someone who is alt-left, earned $260,000 and gave $1.050 to charity.

What do you think?

I think there's no such thing as "alt-left." I also suggest that if you consider yourself to be a religious, beneficial conservative that you review Mathew 7:1-5 and reconsider your post and engage in some self-reflection about how you became such a despicable individual.