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DesideriScuri -> RE: Suing over not wanting to pay $18/month for health insurance! (11/4/2013 11:26:33 AM)
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ORIGINAL: MyGarage
Charity is disfavored under the I.R.S.
I tried to give directly to someone through MaleSurvivor.org, but they explained to me, that I.R.S. either statute or regulation, do give a tax deduction if you give to a specific person.
So, instead we have the government paying people salaries to give away other people's money.
Like, Obama is giving away taxpayer's money to illegal aliens.
And to Americans that drive new cadillacs to the welfare office.
Or guys that want to surf allday.
Screw that.
There are rules for what is a charity and what isn't a charity. There is no requirement that charity donations be given preferential tax treatment. We do have tax codes that do give preferential tax treatment to charities. The charity, however, does have to meet the definition of a "charity" per the IRS.
The whole idea that charity donations are given preferential tax treatment is to spur charitable donations. It isn't there to give people a tax haven. Thus, there are rules that govern what constitutes a charity. If not, I could state that I am a charity and anyone who donates to me gets a tax break, and I don't have to pay taxes on those donations. Every employee could do the same, giving an employer incentive to hire more and/or pay more, but there goes the tax base.
A charity, though, is a bunch of people who give away other people's money, too. They aren't necessarily paid as well as government workers, and may not enjoy the same benefit levels, but, in the end, isn't that exactly what a charity does?
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