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Monday, September 15, 2008


Joe Biden Isn’t Very Charitable

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?

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Interesting! BUT not surprising. Conservatives are typically better givers to charity. Didn’t SA have some statistics on that fairly recently?

Zsa Zsa on September 15, 2008 at 07:23 am
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I know for a fact that conservatives tip better, and I figure that’s in the same vein. An “uneccesary” expendeture done because you value the work.

I get dozens of obama-shirt wearing customers in my restaurant on a weekly basis, and have yet to recieve a tip from one of them. I picked up a fiver off of a table I was discussing McCain’s good veep choice with, a veteran of Desert Storm and his family left me good money… shoot, even an estranged Ron Paul supporter came in with a copy of Natl. Review in hand, very clearly low income, and still managed to leave me a dollar in quarters.

I just had a group of 20 well-to-do Obama supporters in for a regional grassroots meeting…

Jack squat.

Now, I’m not saying all democrats don’t tip, but, from the limited information I have at hand… McCain 08 - Tips I Can Count On. wink

Eddie_the_Hated on September 15, 2008 at 07:35 am

Yet again, proof of the adage “a liberal is someone who is generous with someone else’s money.”

Also on the light side, at least we cannot accuse him of hypocrisy by donating significant amounts of money to his church (Catholic) while contradicting Catholic doctrine in his public life.

Bike Bubba on September 15, 2008 at 07:44 am

Wow!

The generosity of Biden is just under-whelming.

I can think of many people in my community(about 370 people) who have provided labor, inspiration, and leadership to the folks and young people of this town. On government grants, this is recognized as a in-kind reimbursement at eight dollars an hour. Over this past Summer, the Youth Corps program, I could rival Biden’s contribution although he makes much more than I do.

Eneils Bailey on September 15, 2008 at 08:33 am

Other things to note about Biden’s tax returns:

1. He has no dividend or capital gains income.  35 years of legislative income, and he apparently has no productive investments.

2.  He’s still paying on his mortgage, and it’s a big one—35 big per year in interest, or a debt north of half a million dollars.  Not good for a guy getting to the age when he cannot work anymore.

(yes, there are some who think that you should keep debt to leverage other investments…to those, look at point #1.  Biden is not leveraging other investments here)

3.  He has no other income besides the Senate, teaching, and some book royalties. 

Is this the kind of guy you want a heartbeat away from signing three trillion dollar budgets?  Really the charitable donations issue is just the tip of the iceberg here—what we really have here is a guy who really doesn’t know how to handle money.

Bike Bubba on September 15, 2008 at 09:46 am
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what we really have here is a guy who really doesn’t know how to handle money.

Add to that the fact that he’s been wrong on nearly every foreign policy issue since 1973…make you glad he copies off the work of others!


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Proof on September 15, 2008 at 09:51 am

For a guy who was purportedly put on the ticket to help attract the votes of blue-collar Catholic voters, Biden, who with his wife averages nearly a quarter million per year, sure doesn’t seem to believe in supporting the Church with his donations.


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Bat One on September 15, 2008 at 10:19 am
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I have a question, why is Biden’s charitable giving a reason to not qualitfy him as VP or Pres?

Shawna on September 15, 2008 at 12:23 pm
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