Donors pulling funding from soup kitchen over Paul Ryan photoshoot

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Kasz216 said:

noname2200 said:

Kasz216 said:

twesterm said:

 Of course I ask this fully realizing these are probably the same people that only donate for tax breaks.

Nobody donates for tax breaks.

Break in taxes you get for donating is always less then the amount of money you give away.

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/18/charity-and-your-tax-bill/

 

This is due to the fact that we have a graduated tax bracket system.

People talking about "Dropping you into a lower tax bracket" are likely people who have never done their own taxes... since we have a graduated tax bracket.

True story: I once had an employee tell me that she seriously considered asking for a lower salary because she didn't want to go to a higher tax bracket.

killerzX said:

the supreme court and the constitution views corporations as groups of people.

What is the basis for your statement that the Constitution views corporations as groups of people?

In that they are a group of people and aren't excluded from the 1st or 14th ammendments.

It's like asking smeone to prove that the consitution views asians as human beings.

 

huh, intersting view point. In Poland a corporation is an entity that acts in in the name of the people founding the corporation and possess a legal status allowing it to carry out business. To donate money to a political party you must be an eligible person. Which means that corporations can't use their assets to fund politicians. Even if a billionaire wanted to give all the money he has, he wouldn't be able to because we have another law that allows for a single donation within a year of up to a maximum of $18,000, regardless of social or financial standing.

Supposeably this allows for more diversified and fair elections, but in all honesty when the political scene stays the same for a prolonged time people just stop caring. Same people, same shit I say.