Palin gives more to charity than Biden

[Shady]

Palin gives more to charity than Biden

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made considerably less money than rival Sen. Joe Biden, but the Palin family gave more to charity in the last two years than Biden has in the last eight combined, according to Palin's tax records released Friday afternoon

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As usual, liberals are always more comfortable giving away other people's money than their own. Is Sarah Palin more in touch with regular people? Is Sarah Palinn more representative of Joe Six-pack? You betcha.

[JerrySeinfeld]

Palin gives more to charity than Biden

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made considerably less money than rival Sen. Joe Biden, but the Palin family gave more to charity in the last two years than Biden has in the last eight combined, according to Palin's tax records released Friday afternoon

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As usual, liberals are always more comfortable giving away other people's money than their own. Is Sarah Palin more in touch with regular people? Is Sarah Palinn more representative of Joe Six-pack? You betcha.

That's awesome. I can't wait to see Joe try to wax bluecollar on THIS one.

[jdobbin]

As usual, liberals are always more comfortable giving away other people's money than their own. Is Sarah Palin more in touch with regular people? Is Sarah Palinn more representative of Joe Six-pack? You betcha.

And now she gets as much in clothing gifts as she earns in a year. Nice!

[JerrySeinfeld]

And now she gets as much in clothing gifts as she earns in a year. Nice!

Yes she does..and it IS nice! I think it's great.

Anyway, the topic is her charitable giving compared to Joe the Shmoe who likes giving away taxpayer money instead of his own.

That's the dangerous thing about lefties. They espouse POLICY that makes them seem "nicer" human beings, but when compared to their conservative counterparts, they are not.

[Shady]

her charitable giving compared to Joe the Shmoe who likes giving away taxpayer money instead of his own.

Exactly. It's too bad he doesn't think charitable giving is as patriotic as paying taxes. Maybe the world would be a better place, if people like Joe the 6 term senator and millionaire gave more than .3% of his income to chairty.

[BubberMiley]

I'm truly amazed at the weak attacks the Republicans are coming up with. The repetitive attempts to demonize his vague acquaintances long ago proved to just hurt McCain in the polls, but they're happy to keep trying. And Obama expresses support for opposing sports teams? Biden doesn't give as much to charity as Palin? If this is all they got, there's going to be some devastating losing going on November 4.

[stevoh]

Good to see that Palin knows how to spread the wealth around.

[gc1765]

What charities did she give to?

I don't see how you can judge her generosity unless you know what exactly she is donating to.

[jdobbin]

That's the dangerous thing about lefties. They espouse POLICY that makes them seem "nicer" human beings, but when compared to their conservative counterparts, they are not.

I generally don't compare people based on charitable donations. Quite a bit of charitable giving can be church donations which I believe is the state subsidizing religious operations through taxes. A lot of righties will defend that to the day they die but I don't see why church should depend on the state in this way.

Edited October 25, 2008 by jdobbin

[jdobbin]

Exactly. It's too bad he doesn't think charitable giving is as patriotic as paying taxes. Maybe the world would be a better place, if people like Joe the 6 term senator and millionaire gave more than .3% of his income to chairty.

Perhaps this will resonate with people and not result in the defeat of McCain/Palin, 30 Republicans in the House and 9 Republican in the Senate.

[jdobbin]

I'm truly amazed at the weak attacks the Republicans are coming up with. The repetitive attempts to demonize his vague acquaintances long ago proved to just hurt McCain in the polls, but they're happy to keep trying. And Obama expresses support for opposing sports teams? Biden doesn't give as much to charity as Palin? If this is all they got, there's going to be some devastating losing going on November 4.

I think that is patently obvious.

Palin is better because she donates to her church which is subsidized by the state?

[Shady]

I'm truly amazed at the weak attacks

Yes, because McCain has 8 homes, and Palin received $150,000 in support are strong arguments. Give me an f'ing break, and come back when you're ready to be intellectually honest.

Palin is better because she donates to her church which is subsidized by the state?

Church isn't subsidized by the state. And yes, Sarah Palin is better than Joe Biden. It'd be nice if he practiced what he preached. But instead, as most liberals, loves to spread other people's money around, but acts quite differently when it comes to his own.

Joe the 6 term senator and millionaire is a huge hypocrite.

[Guest American Woman]

Palin gives more to charity than Biden

Actually, you have no idea if that's a true statement or not. What you should have said is: 'Palin reports more charitable donations on her tax returns than Biden does.'

Not everyone reports their charitable donations. I don't bother keeping track of mine and I generally don't keep receipts, but in spite of what I claim on my taxes, I know that I give a higher percentage than Palin's tax returns show. Does that mean I give a higher percentage than she does? You be the judge.

Furthermore, time 'donated' to charity isn't deductible. How much of their time have the candidates given?

As a side note, it's kind of ironic that some people use a black and white standard like "donations reported to the IRS" as solid proof of one's giving, yet when other people point out how small a percentage of the U.S. budget goes to charity, these same people say 'there are other ways of giving -- that doesn't tell the total picture.' It seems they are able to see outside the black and white box when it suits them.

Edited October 25, 2008 by American Woman

[jdobbin]

Church isn't subsidized by the state. And yes, Sarah Palin is better than Joe Biden. It'd be nice if he practiced what he preached. But instead, as most liberals, loves to spread other people's money around, but acts quite differently when it comes to his own.

Really? If you donate to a church, it is tax deductible. Ergo, it is the state subsidizing the church.

Churches don't pay property tax either. Why do they get an exemption?

[BubberMiley]

Yes, because McCain has 8 homes, and Palin received $150,000 in support are strong arguments. Give me an f'ing break, and come back when you're ready to be intellectually honest.

I said that McCain's attacks were weak because they're not working. The more they bring up Ayers, the worse their numbers get. The more they try to race-bait by exploiting deranged girls making fake police reports, the worse their numbers get. Even though the "Ayers controversy" has resulted in stronger Obama support than ever, McCain keeps plugging away with these weak arguments in the hopes they might suddenly work. But they've only backfired so far.

As for McCain's eight homes and Palin's less-than-joesixpack wardrobe, Obama's rise in the polls seem to indicate those strategies have done their job.

So keep plugging away with your "intellectual honesty."

[gc1765]

Actually, you have no idea if that's a true statement or not. What you should have said is: 'Palin reports more charitable donations on her tax returns than Biden does.'

Not everyone reports their charitable donations. I don't bother keeping track of mine and I generally don't keep receipts, but in spite of what I claim on my taxes, I know that I give a higher percentage than Palin's tax returns show. Does that mean I give a higher percentage than she does? You be the judge.

Furthermore, time 'donated' to charity isn't deductible. How much of their time have the candidates given?

As a side note, it's kind of ironic that some people use a black and white standard like "donations reported to the IRS" as solid proof of one's giving, yet when other people point out how small a percentage of the U.S. budget goes to charity, these same people say 'there are other ways of giving -- that doesn't tell the total picture.' It seems they are able to see outside the black and white box when it suits them.

Excellent points

[JerrySeinfeld]

Good to see that Palin knows how to spread the wealth around.

What a stupid statement. This is what lefties have no clue about. They can't discern between someone's own private money and government confiscation. They think its the same thing. That's why Obama is so dangerous. He thinks he can "spread everyone's wealth around" better than someone can spread their own wealth around."

[bush_cheney2004]

What a stupid statement. This is what lefties have no clue about. They can't discern between someone's own private money and government confiscation. They think its the same thing. That's why Obama is so dangerous. He thinks he can "spread everyone's wealth around" better than someone can spread their own wealth around."

But he was careful to eschew public campaign financing (after promising not to do so) to enjoy the "private money" advantage.

[GostHacked]

Can you not claim donations to charity on your taxes? Don't you get most of that back anyways?

[Guest American Woman]

Can you not claim donations to charity on your taxes? Don't you get most of that back anyways?

You can claim it, but you don't have to. Not everyone does. But no, you don't get most of it back. If you pay taxes on $50,000 without charitable donations and you gave $5,000 to charity, you end up paying taxes on $45,000 instead of the $50,000, so what you get back is the difference between what you'd pay on $50,000 vs $45,000-- which is about $1250 if you're single or married filing separately, or $750 if you're married and filing jointly.

[sharkman]

Can you not claim donations to charity on your taxes? Don't you get most of that back anyways?

Spoken like someone who doesn't give to charity. (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

[sharkman]

Actually, you have no idea if that's a true statement or not. What you should have said is: 'Palin reports more charitable donations on her tax returns than Biden does.'

Not everyone reports their charitable donations. I don't bother keeping track of mine and I generally don't keep receipts, but in spite of what I claim on my taxes, I know that I give a higher percentage than Palin's tax returns show. Does that mean I give a higher percentage than she does? You be the judge.

Furthermore, time 'donated' to charity isn't deductible. How much of their time have the candidates given?

As a side note, it's kind of ironic that some people use a black and white standard like "donations reported to the IRS" as solid proof of one's giving, yet when other people point out how small a percentage of the U.S. budget goes to charity, these same people say 'there are other ways of giving -- that doesn't tell the total picture.' It seems they are able to see outside the black and white box when it suits them.

And yet if it had been Biden doing the giving, folks like you would have had a slightly more black and white opinion of it instead of attempting to attack the numbers, the methods, the time and the gall of Palin being so tight fisted.

Personally, I think generosity is a commendable trait, and in this apple to apple comparison, Biden comes out on the short end. It doesn't change my opinion of him, because his foot in mouth disease would have torpedoed the Dem campaign like it did before except he's running with the messiah this time.

Nice to see the MSM got religion.

[Mr.Canada]

Hussein Obama will be El Presidente very soon.

I wonder when he will change the party name to "The American Peoples Party?

[Oleg Bach]

Wait till he gets going with the deposed dictator ( or shall I say resting king) Vincent Fox of Mexico-- Fox is NOT a socialist - but simply really rich Mexican mafia who finally got so rich that they figured they did not need any more cheap labour so he calls up the Bushites and says " Richard - will you take 30 million peasants off my hands - I don't want to feed them - there is no profit in it". What will Obama do with disgarded useless slaves from Mexico - send them to Canada?

[GostHacked]

Spoken like someone who doesn't give to charity. (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

I don't give to charity. Not to mention it might work different in the US compared to Canada, hence the reason I asked the question. American Woman gave me the right information.