Posted on 12/30/2004 1:17:50 PM PST by bruinbirdman
You just used the "Nazi" accusation and therefore lose the argument!
If that hit too close to home tough S***. It wasn't directed at anyone in particular. But I see that you know who you are
Do you mean to say there is nothing or no one in this country that can't be helped with her $500, plus the travel costs associated with such largess?
I don't usually comment on peoples home page but since you have been know to use the comments on others homepage negatively, I will say that your's is very appropriate:
"Grumpy old man"
You see nothing. You lost the argument because you resorted to name-calling. Lame.
That's why we have charities.
Because of reason, logic and Constitutional principles?
We are all sorry for these people. Those that want to give to charity should.
But, the government should NOT send taxpayer money for charity, especially when we can't even afford to produce the F-22!!!
I pity you that your tear jerking gets in the way of sound reason and Constitutional principles.
Americans will give plenty themselves. Let me repeat this for you: the Pentagon has announced that we can't afford the F-22!! How can America give U.S. Treasury money to charity if we can't afford the F-22?
The actual paper belongs to the Federal Reserve. The value associated with that piece of paper belongs to those who rightfully earn and hold it. You are splitting hairs here - it's our money not the government's.
Do you support a 100% tax rate since it's not your money anyway?
You are a Marxist. Your comment about forced U.S. giving to charity proves it.
You are also anti-American. We are canceling the F-22 because we can't afford it, but our government sends charity to flooded terrorist nations.
You are also dense since you want me to explain what should be obvious to you when you look in the mirror.
Your name calling has no basis in fact. Quite childish.
Our total annual giving to charity is over $1.1 trillion per year. I look at the sum total.
If America pledged just $136,000 like France, that would still be too much.
A nickel is too much. Charity should be a private matter by each citizen, not the government forcing us to pay it through our tax dollars.
And don't give me this "enough already witht the F-22." Every American needs to decide what is more important--their tax dollars to defend America, or their tax dollars to send to terrorist nations.
That is the spirit. Individual responsibility. Accepted and acted upon.
That is shameful.
You see nothing. You lost the argument because you resorted to name-calling. Lame
Who did I call a nazi? I didn't even say anything disparaging about the two groups I mentioned. If you're a member of one or both , take it however you want. I don't care, you are irrelevant .
Curious where your 1.1 trillion came from. I see something more in the 242 billion range.
http://www.usaid.gov/fani/ch06/usassistance.htm
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/24/national/main560206.shtml
Feds use 50% of foreign aid tax dollars for administrative purposes.
UN takes 99% of fed tax dollar contribution aid for corrupt purposes.
no yitbos
I did not look at your links yet, but 242 billion sounds like the amount Americans give (not the government) to private charities.
The source of the $1.1 trillion in 2004 to charity is the U.S. budget, Section 3, Superfunction "Human Resources". This $1.1 trillion to charity of taxpayer dollars is about 66 cents of every dollar in the U.S. budget.
This is only domestic charity so does NOT include aid to foreign nations through the State Department budget or other forms of foreign aid.
I agree with the tenor of this post even as I seek a charity I can donate to that will not use my money for bureaucratic global aspirations or petty larceny. Any suggestions, fellow freepers?
The Salvation Army has always been my favorite charity.
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