Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million

[ericire12]

PDF here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/04/15/president-obama-and-vice-president-biden-s-tax-returns



*About 5% in gifts to charity (about 1% in gifts to charity for Biden). Two bleeding heart liberals that dont seem to be too big on charity themselves, but want to turn our Govt into the largest charity on earth. Redistribute your own wealth first!

**Ummmm what percent is it again that one is supposed to tithe?

[PegLeg45]

The hypocrisy of 'Liberal politicians'..... don't tell me you expected anything different.......

"Remember, subjects, drink the kool-aid and just do what we tell you to do...it's all for the good of the people, but not for us."

[Dakotaranger]

liberals or progressives or whatever the heck they want to be called should HAVE TO pay twice as much taxes as everyone else!!!!

[Timothy]

Geez....I gave about 2% to charity on my income WITHOUT getting a reciept from the bags my wife drops off at the local Salvation Army!  If I add those as well, it might add another 1%...

The hypocrisy of these people IS alarming!

[TAB]

if you add my time in that I gave to charitys last year my total would be about 40% of my gross.

The poor always give more then the rich.

[Sponsor]

[JC5123]

Charity is given by those who feel a PERSONAL responsibility to help the less fortunate. The difference between charity and welfare, is that charity is usually a hand up, where as welfare is always a hand out. Because most on the left have no real world marketable skills to pass on to someone, nor the inclination to teach someone anything, (that requires effort) they almost always opt for the hand out.

[TAB]

I donated to 3 non profits.

1.  A local wrestling club that I coach at. ( giving back what I was given)

2. a local judo club I'm a member of( remodeled the dojo for free)

3. A local homeless teen shelter.  Over the last 5 years I've donated about 200k to then in goods/ labor. 

All of those are very well run non profits, They better the local comunity. 

[ericire12]

Charity is given by those who feel a PERSONAL responsibility to help the less fortunate. The difference between charity and welfare, is that charity is usually a hand up, where as welfare is always a hand out. Because most on the left have no real world marketable skills to pass on to someone, nor the inclination to teach someone anything, (that requires effort) they almost always opt for the hand out.

But, but, but..... He's a community organizer.

[PegLeg45]

But, but, but..... He's a community organizer.

And he was so good at that, that he got to be president...........

[twyacht]

But he gave his Nobel Peace Prize money to charity,...

You can put a bum in a fancy suit, and he's still a bum...