Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site princeton.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!robison From: robison@princeton.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Charity (quote at end) Message-ID: <1057@princeton.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 14:14:07 EST Article-I.D.: princeto.1057 Posted: Fri Mar 1 14:14:07 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Mar-85 04:41:33 EST References: <695@whuxlm.UUCP> Reply-To: robison@princeton.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison) Distribution: net Organization: Princeton University EECS Dept Lines: 20 Summary: In order to decide how to tax charity, one must inevitably think in terms of preferential subsidies, not moral logic. Every tax advantage or disadvantage is a statement by our government that we wish to encourage, or discourage, a certain type of spending. As logical as any subsidy may be, there are always many reasonable alternatives. And now, the truly useful part of this letter: The IRS thinks that most people who claim to give 10% of their income to charity are lying. Making this claim is a very good way to get audited. -- toby {princeton!robison}, not robinson. The quote: In article <695@whuxlm.UUCP> sdb@whuxlm.UUCP (Brener Stanley) writes: >According to my understanding, a person should give 10 percent of their >income to charity. >MY question: Shouldn't taxes be applied as >a credit against the required charitable donations? A lot of taxes >are used to help the poor.