I need some help understanding something. Hopefully there are some folks out there that read this blog that can help me out.<\/p>\n
I keep hearing folks who are mad and upset about the way Obama is spending their tax dollars. I heard similar things from the other side of the aisle when Bush was president. And I can understand that (from both sides).<\/p>\n
But if you don’t like the way your tax dollars are being spent – why don’t you simply find a non-profit organization that you approve of and give your tax dollars to them instead?
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\nThat way you can pick exactly how your money is being spent – regardless of who’s in office.<\/p>\n
Or if you really hate paying taxes, there is actually a tax designation you can receive for those who don’t make any money. In other words if you simply earned very little or no money and bartered for everything (as I understand it) you can be exempt from paying any taxes. (But you might want to check with someone who knows the tax record far better than I do.)<\/p>\n
Am I over simplifying this? Am I missing something?<\/p>\n
Or is there a greater issue going on – that folks simply don’t want to be generous and giving with their money — and they’d rather put the blame on the government instead?<\/p>\n
If you’re interested, here are some great organizations I’d much rather give to than the IRS…<\/p>\n
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\nabba fund<\/a>
\njustone<\/a>
\nhidden acres<\/a>
\ndaniel’s den waxahachie<\/a>
\nwaxahachie cares<\/a><\/p>\n