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In reply to the discussion: Clinton Charity Aided Clinton Friends [View all]Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)50. Really a totally different issue than possible misuse of charitable funds.
The reason there are strict rules is that otherwise all the rich people/families would not be paying any taxes at all! If you can push charitable funds to for-profit corporations or specific people, then they become just a tax dodge.
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bernie votes for lockheed funding because it gets bennies for his friends in vermont nt
msongs
May 2016
#1
The F-35, as abortive as it is, was a done deal regardless. Returns some MIC taxes back to state.
TheBlackAdder
May 2016
#103
they don't understand that there are rules for charities that cannot be transgressed.
roguevalley
May 2016
#21
CGI is a program administered by Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation which is a charitible
Luminous Animal
May 2016
#114
You are aware that a charity organization can have non-charitable units, no?
beastie boy
May 2016
#115
And?... A non-charitable unit operting as part of the foundation. What does this prove?
beastie boy
May 2016
#117
You can't do that. A noncharitable wing cannot combine assets with a charitable wing.
Luminous Animal
May 2016
#118
I've done non-profit bookkeeping & accounting for 30 years. A not for profit "wing" of a charitable
Luminous Animal
May 2016
#123
Every representative tries to get funding for things that will help his/her state.
thesquanderer
May 2016
#9
"Bennies?" I think Julie Tauber McMahon was getting something entirely different
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#122
I donated to Scott Kleeb & voted for US Senate, his wife runs a liberal NE group
Omaha Steve
May 2016
#53
At some type of Univ of Chicago event, Jon Stewart came out against Hillary!
truedelphi
May 2016
#13
I heard him say that if one looked inside her it was debatable that a real person would be inside
roguevalley
May 2016
#24
they can't work as a non profit with for profit. Seriously. Its the only really big rule and
roguevalley
May 2016
#27
WSJ is not a reliable source. This article explains-- Where Does Clinton Foundation Money Go?
LiberalFighter
May 2016
#29
It may be FactCheck but sources were from Charity Navigator and Center for Effective Philanthropy
LiberalFighter
May 2016
#43
Charity Navigator has dropped the Clinton Foundation because of their odd "business model".
panader0
May 2016
#93
"Clinton Foundation-veritable clearinghouse for cronyism masquerading as a charity."
Divernan
May 2016
#104
Everyday there is something like laundering and other discrepancies going on..with
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#30
And today at Facebook page "Election Fraud: 2016" -- there is the headline that
truedelphi
May 2016
#36
I know what you said but it's been said over and over by HRC supporters here and you
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#40
She isn't the nominee yet, and certainly it is better for negative info/allegations to
Yo_Mama
May 2016
#52
"Why does DU allow right wing attacks"? Hmmm I wonder. They also allow
FailureToCommunicate
May 2016
#58
Your response is ironic considering you have so many "hides" due to personal attacks!
FailureToCommunicate
May 2016
#87
You guys can find something negative about anyone. I guess you didn't see Cher in that video?
George II
May 2016
#75
Does this mean Sanders should return the $10,000 contribution Hillary raised and donated to
Thinkingabout
May 2016
#79
It really seems like they ( Energy Pioneer Solutions Inc.) were doing good stuff
MsInformed
May 2016
#84