Read that. Is it not horrendous? Am I missing the point? Is this womans voice not like some little, Republican, money-obsessed gnat buzzing around peoples ears trying to distract them from what’s important?
“If you are considering donating a used vehicle, keep in mind the rules got much stricter this year. If you volunteer your time and services, these are never deductible. However, any travel, food, or lodging expenses you incur because of your volunteer work are deductible, so save these receipts.”
Save those receipts? What hell planet does she live on? Before you give to charity as a gut response to images of horror and suffering on the news and out of compassion for your fellow human beings, have a good think about how it can affect your tax deductibles at year end?
The US authorities lack of response to what G W Bush on Thursday called a “Temporary disruption that is being addressed by the government and by the private sector” is a direct effect of the 20 year old “Starve The Beast” policy. Reduce the money available to the public sector to reduce governments involvement in peoples everyday lives and to allow the private sector to fill that role… Sounds good until it erodes the infrastructure including the flood protection around New Orleans. Sounds good until that infrastructure finally cracks after years of underfunding in the face of a disaster that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency),a US Government department predicted in 2001, and a million people really need the government to get involved in their everyday lives. Shall we wait for the private sectors response? Let’s not all begin holding our breath until Halliburton start handing out food parcels shall we?
Don’t let them make you think like they do.
