This article is about how the senate passed a bill that will allow taxpayers to deduct cash donations to the Haiti relief program from their taxes. It even goes as far as cellphones are deductible if you have proof. They say this is way to get more people to donate and help. So, far the Haiti relief have exceeded $220 million.
My reaction to this story is that I am disgusted. This has definitely been a true eye opener for me. I mean really a tax deductible for helping another country in need that's just great. But, what about our own country?
I am disgusted with this story because we live in America; where there are vets from past wars living on the streets. Everyday that passes more and more people are loosing their jobs, but lets give whoever donates to another country a tax write off. Are you serious? If that's the case why don't they make a donate to the "Poor People in America fund" and help our own nation? Their are kids starving, sleeping on streets, and we can't have free health care, but we can use are money for other nations. Their are still people from hurricane Katrina in need of help. I would like everybody to just stop for a moment and think of these wise words "You can't help other's until you have helped yourself." Doesn't this apply to our nation as well? A report from time magazine says 1 in 50 kids are homeless. Source link
Look at these pictures and think!
It's sad that we have to give incentives to make people want to help out. Making donations tax deductible just so people will give more is pathetic. We should want to help out without being rewarded for it.
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