Sam, since someone previously pointed out that conservative (or Republicans, forget which and I'm lazy) are greedy and selfish, refuting was applicable.

And since it happens in the lowest income brackets as well, tax deductions don't apply, since most people don't itemize at that income level.

And believe it or not, some people give money because they want to, not just because of a tax deduction. Craziness, I know.

i would vote for hitler jk

I wasn't trolling you Verms, although the tax breaks are one reason the super rich have been giving more, they rather determine where their money goes to help than have Uncle Sam have it.

Also conservatives are far more religious than liberals so church tithing and similar activities fall under charitable donations. I would imagine this would tend to help account for the consistent level of charity across the economic spectrum for conservatives.

None of the preceding was meant as any type of criticism either.

Again, this is not a contribution to this thread.

Anyone see Verm's Senator filibuster?

Oh god for fucks sake, they put an Ethanol Tax Credit in the Extension Bill. Such a fucking boondoggle.

did i miss anything in this thread, someone wanna do a tl;dr for me

i want obama - he can play basketball.

tl;dr is that I was trying to get a 100+ thread and it worked