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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:35 PM

trof (43,799 posts)

Charitable giving by presidential candidates: A quiz

Last edited Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:36 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

Match the name with what percentage of their income candidates made to charitable organizations.

Just post your answers with a letter and number.

A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 22%

In alphabetical order:
1. Obama
2. Romney
3. Santorum

Example: if you think Santorum contributed 22% of his income, your answer would be "C-3".
Got it?
OK.

(Note: I don't know if this is gross or taxable income, but that really doesn't matter.)
Oh yeah, this is according to IRS filings.

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16 replies	Author	Time	Post
Charitable giving by presidential candidates: A quiz (Original post)	trof	Apr 2012	OP
I'm going with...	Wait Wut	Apr 2012	#1
Well, ya got one right. No stogie for you.	trof	Apr 2012	#2
WTF?	Wait Wut	Apr 2012	#4
No idea	salin	Apr 2012	#3
We have a winnah!	trof	Apr 2012	#8
total guess.	salin	Apr 2012	#10
1 = C.	elleng	Apr 2012	#5
Jeez, I beat them all combined	gratuitous	Apr 2012	#6
Rmoney is supposed to give 10% pretax to his church	siligut	Apr 2012	#7
I thought I'd read/heard that.	trof	Apr 2012	#9
Utah has always voted republican, always	siligut	Apr 2012	#16
Someone's numbers are wrong.	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#11
Where is your link? I have seen far different numbers.	former9thward	Apr 2012	#12
I think the Romney number was the only mistake.	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#14
It was on CNN and MSNBC today.	trof	Apr 2012	#15
This story a little more in depth	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#13

Response to trof (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:43 PM

Wait Wut (6,375 posts)

1. I'm going with...

C-1
B-3
A-2

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:47 PM

trof (43,799 posts)

2. Well, ya got one right. No stogie for you.

Sorry.

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:51 PM

Wait Wut (6,375 posts)

4. WTF?

1 out of 3 is like 33.sumthin percent! I should at least get one of those little plastic toy thingies.

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:49 PM

salin (45,844 posts)

3. No idea

one would hope it would match ability to give (e.g. the multimillionaire has more money to live on and thus can give more) but am skeptical.

Have read that Santorum's giving record is very scant.

a-3
b-2
c-1

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 07:24 PM

trof (43,799 posts)

8. We have a winnah!

Congratulations.
A guess?
Or did you see the same on MSNBC?

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 07:29 PM

salin (45,844 posts)

10. total guess.

Though read something earlier this year about Santorum's giving (which cued to the 1%). Figured it wouldn't be much of a story if Romney gave a lot (as he earns so much that the family has a lot of spare money after expenses) - and most progressives that I know (even with far lower incomes) give far more than 1-2%.

What do I win, friend?

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:52 PM

elleng (40,928 posts)

5. 1 = C.

Don't care about the other small givers.

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:55 PM

gratuitous (49,292 posts)

6. Jeez, I beat them all combined

And I didn't even get superfluous royalties on some book I didn't write. Pikers all.

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 06:58 PM

siligut (11,490 posts)

7. Rmoney is supposed to give 10% pretax to his church

I guess the LDS church isn't considered a charitable organization.

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 07:27 PM

trof (43,799 posts)

9. I thought I'd read/heard that.

That Mormons are required to 'tithe'.
Mitt hits a bit shy of the mark.
Hell, in the general election, he may LOSE Utah if this gets out.

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Response to trof (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 08:34 PM

siligut (11,490 posts)

16. Utah has always voted republican, always

I am thinking the LDS church isn't considered a real charity.

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 07:33 PM

Zax2me (2,515 posts)

11. Someone's numbers are wrong.

This link sites a source that says Romney gave 16%, Obama only 14%.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/04/sununu-slams-obama-on-charitable-giving-120326.html

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 07:40 PM

former9thward (6,649 posts)

12. Where is your link? I have seen far different numbers.

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 07:42 PM

Zax2me (2,515 posts)

14. I think the Romney number was the only mistake.

But his 19% for this year is only an estimate he gave since his records have not been officially released.

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Response to former9thward (Reply #12)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 08:01 PM

trof (43,799 posts)

15. It was on CNN and MSNBC today.

Who knows?
Great soundbite though.

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 07:41 PM

Zax2me (2,515 posts)

13. This story a little more in depth

Which has Obama at the exact 22%, but, again, Romney nowhere near 1-2% - but at 19% - you may have confused Romney's low number with Biden's low number, which has been in the news recently -
http://swampland.time.com/2012/04/13/is-mitt-romney-really-more-charitable-than-barack-obama/?xid=gonewsedit

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