In my lifetime, I've heard many complaints about acts of charity such as;
' No...on't give to that scruffy looking guy at the end of freeway ramp. He'll just spend it on alcohol. Give it to the soup kitchen instead.'
'No...don't give it to the soup kitchen. That's too easy. Take the guy home and give him a sandwich'
'No...don't do either of those. Help him find a job so he can take care of himself'
All of these, IMO, are worth considering but we're more likely to take the easiest route we can. No matter what one offers in the way of charitable giving, someone is going to chastise them. Look to these people and ask them "Well...what have you done?"
And, of course, it's always easy to find fault with the wealthy. Such easy targets they are. Rarely do they seem to complain about those who chide them. Remember, when we think they hold the answer to poverty in their pockets, that one cannot eat money. Money is simply a trading instrument and most of it exists only on paper. There is nothing it can do other than compensate another person for their labor. When that other person spends it to buy food, they're doing likewise. There are some things that no amount of money can do. Money cannot take away a person's physical pain though lawyers may try to convince us that it's the best substitute.
Those nasty rich folks who've donated to rebuild the Notre Dame cathedral are only providing jobs for those who know how to do the work. It's not unlikely that some of the work needed requires rare skills that few possess. We'd need to consider whether or not it's worthwhile to maintain the existence of those skills.
For those who want to complain about these rich folks giving their money, would they complain less if these same people gave nothing but their own labor to help clean up and rebuild? I'll bet not.
Proper charitable giving is a subject of its own. My church teaches something called "stewardship". It's not that easy to explain but something I personally subscribe to.
The IRS is floating a new W4 which may include:
- Nonwage income, such as interest and dividends
- Itemized and other deductions
- Income tax credits expected for the tax year
- For employees with multiple jobs, total annual taxable wages for all lower paying jobs in the household
Just what you don't want your employer to know.

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