Charity

WSJ: The Charity Revolt. Liberals oppose a tax hike on rich donors.

March 10, 2009
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You knew it would happen. While I certainly don’t give just to get tax breaks, I certainly don’t want to double it by giving through taxes and then again outside of them. Obama has no clue about charity, after all, he’s never been to Sunday School, or perhaps if he did he was too...

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Video: Escaped The Plantation, Voting McCain

October 18, 2008
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Perhaps the best speech given during this entire campaign cycle. The O-Team More genius by ZO. See more great clips here

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McCain Proves Superior At Saddleback

August 19, 2008
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I hope everyone had a chance  watch the forum with McCain and Barry Oblivious. If not, please do so below. While Obama was struggling to begin half of his responses with uhhh, ummm, I, I, I think…, McCain had clear ideas with conviction in them and his whole presence was much more impressive than...

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Who Really Cares, Right vs. Left in Charity & Service…

July 20, 2008
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In “Who Really Cares: America’s Charity Divide – Who Gives, Who Doesn’t, and Why It Matters”, Arthur C. Brooks uses hard data to prove that, when it comes to charitable giving, conservatives – especially religious conservatives – are far more generous than liberals, who seem to believe that “compassion” begins and ends with voting...

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Kenyan Economist: Stop The Aid To Africa!

July 7, 2008
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There’s a incredibly insightful article in Spiegel about the damage foreign aid brings to third world countries in very plain language. These are things I and others have been saying for years, but when you have an economist from Kenya saying the same, maybe people will believe it now. The Kenyan economics expert James...

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Keeping The Down Down: “Charities” Try To Corner The Market on The Meek

June 30, 2008
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There’s an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal (online.wsj.com) on the recent development of microloans and other economic stimulus to poor countries, in this case Mexico, which has caused some outcry among non-profits and so called “social innovators”. The apparently self-interested non-profits are claiming that these microlenders are earning too much profit providing...

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