Not only is Joe Biden a walking gaffe machine, but he is a miserly one at that. One thing about the Bidens, they have been consistently tight with their contributions. In fact, their donations accounting to 1.44% of their income is an uptick from the previous years' giving of a whopping .3% of their earnings. A little tight, are you, Joe?
These liberals are big on taking our money to fund their socialist nonsense, but when it comes to digging deep into their own pockets, they're not so generous.
Barack Obama is a little better, but still not overly generous. To his credit, he did donate his unearned Nobel Peace Prize money to charities.
We conservative Christians, whom they love to bash for being selfish and uncaring of the poor, are more generous with our giving than both the president and vice-president combined.
Read from the Washington Times:
Bidens below average in charitable giving
Tax returns show Obamas earned $5.5M in 2009
By Kara Rowland and Joseph Curl
"President Obama earned big money last year and gave more than most to charity, but his second in command was a bit tight-fisted when it came to digging in his own pocket for donations.
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his wife, Jill, earned $333,000 in 2009, and gave $4,820 -- 1.44 percent -- of that to charity in cash or in-kind donations, according to their newly released tax forms.
Estimates by charitable organizations show that most givers donate between 3 and 5 percent of their income.
Mr. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama exceeded that range. The first couple gave 5.9 percent -- or $329,000 -- of their $5.5 million of income to charity in 2009.
The Obamas' largest contributions to charity were $50,000 to CARE, a poverty-based organization, and the United Negro College Fund. Mr. Obama also donated his $1.4 million Nobel Prize money, which he gave to 10 charities.
The president's books, 'Dreams From My Father' and 'The Audacity of Hope,' generated the majority of the Obamas' income.
The first couple paid nearly $1.8 million in federal income tax and $163,303 in Illinois income taxes.
The Bidens paid $71,147 in federal income taxes, $12,420 in Delaware income taxes and $1,477 in Virginia income taxes."
About Me
- Debra Moore
- United States
- The Lord has placed a strong burden on my heart for the nation of Israel and the Jewish people. The anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism throughout the world is growing rampantly, and the public is not being told the truth about Israel. At the same time, Islam is an enormous threat to the West, and because of political correctness, most will not address its dangers. In all honesty, the Hard Left and Islam have united and are using one another because they both share the same hatred for America, Israel, and Christianity. As Christians, we must hate Islam, but not have hate in our hearts for Muslims. They are totally deceived by an evil religion which has them bound by its lies, hatred, and intolerance. We must also remember that most Muslims were born into their evil religion and know nothing else. Jesus has love in His heart for the Muslim people, so He expects the same from us.
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