1. You feel that you giving to the Mercy Corps is comparable to Romney giving to the LDS church, even though Mercy Corps is obviously the superior choice for you.
I didn't make a judgement (and have no information as to the correctness of) where Tim imagines Romney's charitable deductions go. I'm questioning Tim's implication that giving to 'society' is important.
2. The rest of the world has no impact on your society, but you like humans well enough to help them anyway.
Helping people is important. 'Society' (American or otherwise) is an abstract concept that can take care of itself, if the people are ok.
I have no idea whether giving to the LDS church helps people, or whether that's where much, most, or all of Romney's charitable deductions go. I suspect that people who give to churches do that because they think that doing so helps people, or perhaps because they think it helps society, or maybe just because they thing God requires it.
The rest of your questions mostly rely on the correctness of things I never said, nor intended to imply.
*edit to remove snarky subject line*
I didn't make a judgement (and have no information as to the correctness of) where Tim imagines Romney's charitable deductions go. I'm questioning Tim's implication that giving to 'society' is important.
2. The rest of the world has no impact on your society, but you like humans well enough to help them anyway.
Helping people is important. 'Society' (American or otherwise) is an abstract concept that can take care of itself, if the people are ok.
I have no idea whether giving to the LDS church helps people, or whether that's where much, most, or all of Romney's charitable deductions go. I suspect that people who give to churches do that because they think that doing so helps people, or perhaps because they think it helps society, or maybe just because they thing God requires it.
The rest of your questions mostly rely on the correctness of things I never said, nor intended to imply.
*edit to remove snarky subject line*
Hollywood has the best moral compass, because it has compassion.
This message last edited by aerocontrols on 23/09/2012 at 09:23:24 PM
Taxes and Charity
- 23/09/2012 04:57:07 AM
1053 Views
Proof that Burr is ..... 
- 23/09/2012 05:05:37 AM
502 Views
- 23/09/2012 05:05:37 AM
502 Views
Voting.
- 23/09/2012 06:43:12 AM
607 Views
Joel = Fool ; I vote every year, are you just saying random things now? *NM*
- 25/09/2012 01:42:49 AM
196 Views
"I am proud to say that I didn't vote for anyone in 2004."-Anonymous2000
- 25/09/2012 01:52:00 AM
692 Views
Do you have a reading comprehension problem? 
- 25/09/2012 02:54:28 AM
513 Views
- 25/09/2012 02:54:28 AM
513 Views
"Anyone" means "anyone;" perhaps you have a writing comprehension problem.
- 25/09/2012 03:39:11 AM
497 Views
Joel = Moron
- 25/09/2012 04:37:15 AM
516 Views
The statement was ambiguous, hence I was not the only one who read it as I did.
- 25/09/2012 05:19:46 AM
568 Views
I imagine much of Romney's charitable giving is to the Mormon Church.
- 23/09/2012 12:08:45 PM
554 Views
Almost all of my charitable giving goes to Mercy Corps
- 23/09/2012 03:48:30 PM
525 Views
Let me see how I interpret this post...
- 23/09/2012 04:56:20 PM
573 Views
huh?
- 23/09/2012 06:49:52 PM
644 Views
I would argue that "our society" includes the rest of the world as well. *NM*
- 26/09/2012 03:24:02 PM
216 Views
Is the Mormon Church not part of society? But that issue is part of why I favor taxation. *NM*
- 23/09/2012 10:14:39 PM
204 Views
I'm part of society too. Does that mean I'm as worthy a recipient of money as the public purse? *NM*
- 23/09/2012 10:37:31 PM
245 Views
If you can get the IRS to certify you as a 501(c)(3), then yes. If not, no. *NM*
- 23/09/2012 11:07:13 PM
213 Views
To whatever extent that we should support charity beyond taxation, yes, you are, IMO.
- 24/09/2012 03:56:31 AM
500 Views
I agree with you
- 24/09/2012 11:25:14 AM
1900 Views
I DISagree with both of you.
- 25/09/2012 02:36:05 AM
1816 Views
Re: I DISagree with both of you.
- 25/09/2012 02:26:16 PM
798 Views
The difference there is between non-profit and for-profit organizations.
- 26/09/2012 04:09:00 AM
514 Views
At the risk of sounding like a fundamentalist...
- 23/09/2012 11:05:14 PM
546 Views
Local symphonies are usually charities
- 23/09/2012 11:21:07 PM
533 Views
Yes - cultural and educational non-profits are usually tax-deductible.
- 24/09/2012 01:57:13 PM
490 Views
Re: Yes - cultural and educational non-profits are usually tax-deductible.
- 24/09/2012 02:58:17 PM
623 Views
will you count Scientology as a church?
- 26/09/2012 03:26:53 PM
530 Views
Unrelated business income is taxable under IRC 511. You know that.
- 27/09/2012 11:31:45 PM
505 Views
Let's look at this from a different point of view....
- 24/09/2012 11:51:43 PM
475 Views
I covered that point of view in my response. 
- 25/09/2012 03:31:38 AM
634 Views
- 25/09/2012 03:31:38 AM
634 Views
I routinely do not read your posts (including this one)... Too long.
- 25/09/2012 04:12:24 PM
506 Views
Relating a typically long and tortuous experience with (private) bureaucracy was itself protracted.
- 26/09/2012 04:15:35 AM
463 Views