Calm down and hold your horses Rodi, you have been wayyyy too quick to jump to your conclusions lately, I must say!Tax write offs for those foundations plus the government gives grants to many these facilities or organizations.Fact is conservatives give more to charity than liberals do. So she's not that far off in her opinion.
did you know that as a country we donate $200 BILLION a year to charties, and that ONLY 20 billion a year is donated to the needy....so $180 billion of that $200 billion each year is donated towards, parks, libraries, museums, the arts, particular causes etc....
when i heard that on c-span the other day, my JAW DROPPED....I had no idea how little charity actually went to the needy.....yet donating to art is equal to feeding the hungry, both are charities allowed to be written off on your taxes....
so, my question is, if conservatives are the ones donating the majority of their money towards charities, then why in the world do they not donate their money to charities that actually help the needy instead of all of these other $180 billion worth of causes not related to the neediest?
There are more but here is a few examples,
Marc Rich's ex-wife donated $450000 to the Clinton library. Marc Rich received a pardon.
Saudi Royal Family donated $10000000 to the Clinton Library.
A sheik from the UAE donated $1 million to the Bush library.
Moon donated $1 million to the Bush Library.
There are currently over 30,000 Private Foundations, 1,400 Federal Grant Money Programs, 24,000 State Programs, 20,000 Scholarship Programs.
This year alone over $1.5 Trillion Dollars In Federal Grant Money will be given away by Private Foundations and Federal Grant Money Sources.
Private Foundation Grants
Foundations must by law give away at least 5% of it’s total assets every year, to keep their tax-exemption status.
Foundations and Agencies are dedicated to providing a common good for society by helping businesses and individuals with FREE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS!
It’s up to the individual foundation and agency on how they distribute their funds, some just give to businesses and other’s give money for everyday expenses.
....I am uncertain that it is even true that republicans donate more to Charity than Liberals... as the Conservatives are CONSTANTLY posting...and reminding liberals of when there are discussions on helping the needy in our society.
IN FACT, when I saw that $200 billion is donated a year in this country and only $20 billion went to the poor and needy causes and the rest to the ARTS and other worldly causes, I thought FOR CERTAIN that it was the Liberals donating to these causes for the most part and NOT the conservatives, and that the conservatives were probably the ones who actually DID donate this 20 billion towards the poor for the most part.
The reason I worded it that way to Lonestar is because I was "playing" with his BOAST of sorts.... of being better than liberals by conservatives giving more to charity....yahdeedah that is said ad nausea....
Girl, you gotta get this chip and anger off your shoulder....I know life has been tough, but remember, it is not the Party of those that screwed you, but it is the evil actions of those that screwed you....no?
care