And for the ilk of Obama, Biden, Reid, Pelosi and Kennedy, charity generally begins with the theft of my income.

Heck, one of the reasons the leftists don’t mind higher taxes is ’cause the lice-infested vermin they are generally aren’t taxed anyway, and when they are it’s only by accident or they’re too stupid to figure out their own rules. To them charity is government dole.

It also gives them a chance to hire more welfare recipients (useless mental gnomes with bad attitudes who make life miserable for as many people as possible at government offices), and to make sure the charities the money goes to are worthy, like ACORN, AIG and agribusinesses.

I, too, continue to contribute to my church. serve as head deaconess and help with other charities in my community…my tithe is deductible, my time is not really counted.

It is unfortunate that some folks feel that the best charity has to be funnel through a government organization…image how much money is wasted on the administration costs. Sort of like sending charity to Africa and having pirates steal it.

Be well….

Seems to me when I was a growing pup I was taught to take care of family first, friends next, and then the needy. And monetarily, that was after returning 1/10 of what is rightfully God’s to begin with.

Now, I don’t give a hoot whether Obama, Biden, Pelosi or any other socialist gives to charity. That just shows what kind of a concerned human being they are to begin with. But I do give a pretty darned big hoot if they want to salve their penurious consciences with forced charity with my money, not theirs. That’s theft. And it surely ain’t real charity.

The real test of character is what you do when no one is looking. For the 10 previous years, when he thought no one would be looking, that biweekly donation drops from $72.50 to a princely $14.19 – for TWO people. Like Dana, I give much more than they do annually on a lot less income.

But to go to the heart of this, recall what Bertrand Russell said when asked why he didn’t give money to charity: “I’m afraid you’ve got it wrong. We are socialists. We don’t pretend to be Christians.”

So the answer to ST’s question is that to the leftist, it is the government that should provide for everyone’s every need, and they should confiscate your earnings to do that. Charities, therefore, are in competition with the government. Not only that, but they may not distribute the donations the way the left wants. Our liberals grind their teeth when they see ST giving money to a church, when they know they should have that money and give it to something much more worthy, like, say, ACORN.

I found this while looking around the web. The money quote:

In a socialist world, no charity can exist because there can be no need that is unfulfilled by the commonality’s duty. It is a world in which there can be no gratitude. I can thank someone for giving me what is really his. I cannot thank him for giving me what is by rights already mine. And if everything belongs to the community, how can I give it away? Or if I do give it away, how can it be anything but stealing from the commons on my part and receiving illicit booty on the receiver’s part?