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Byron York got a copy of Joe Biden’s tax returns, and the most interesting thing in them is the fact that Biden isn’t a very charitable guy.

Here is a chart of the Bidens’ giving for the years covered by the tax returns:

              Adjusted
              Gross Income         Charity

1998         $215,432               $195

1999         $210,797               $120

2000         $219,953               $360

2001         $220,712               $360

2002         $227,811               $260

2003         $231,375               $260

2004         $234,271               $380

2005         $321,379               $380

2006         $248,459               $380

2007         $319,853               $995

Total         $2,450,042             $3,690

To take Biden’s worst year, 1999, one percent of his adjusted gross income would have been $2,100. One half of one percent would have been $1,050. One quarter of one percent would have been $525. One eighth of one percent would have been $262. And one sixteenth of one percent would have been $131 — still a bit more than the Bidens gave.

To take Biden’s best year, 2007, one percent of his adjusted gross income would have been $3,190. One half of one percent would have been $1,595. One quarter of one percent would have been $797 — a figure Biden surpassed by nearly $200.

Compare that to President Bush, often accused of not liking poor and disabled people by the left:

As far as Bush is concerned, in 1991, the future president, then a private citizen, reportedly had income of $179,591, and charitable contributions of $28,236. In 1992, Bush reported income of $212.313, and contributions of $31,914. In 1993, Bush reported income of $610,772, and contributions of $31,292. In 1994,

Interesting contrast, no?