Discussion: Of $436K Income, Obamas Paid $81K In Taxes, Donated $64K To Charity

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Of $436K Income, Obamas Paid $81K In Taxes, Donated $64K To Charity Of $436K Income, Obamas Paid $81K In Taxes, Donated $64K To Charity Back to article
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The Obamas donated $64,000 to charity. Let’s see…that’s $64,000 more than Donald Trump has donated.

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Decent folks. Gonna miss ya bad!!

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Now I think being potus is a very busy job…yet the obamas have time to release their tax returns yet Bernie does not…very interesting

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The Law of Attraction…what you put out, you get back. The universe will respond in kind. Good things will come to Barack and Michelle.

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They already have.

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It is reassuring that Senator Sanders understands the especial importance of his releasing all of his financial information. He has made such transparency a major theme of his candidacy. What a breath of fresh air!

Thus, his release of several years of his past tax returns was right on the money. The voters of New York now know the full details of the Senator’s wealth, income and portfolio. No hypocrite he!

Oh wait, am I confusing candidates?

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Isn’t it interesting that the politicians who push the belief that private individuals (rather than government) should take care of the needy give little or nothing in the way of private charity? (see Ted Cruz family). Total, disgusting hypocrites.

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“Obama also reported donating $64,000 to charity, or about 15 percent of their income.”

The latest available figures for Jeb!? were 3%.

Which still beat Christie’s 2.9%.

And “Tithe As I Say, Not As I Tithe” Cruz’s 0.9%.

Of course, Bristol Palin outdid them all, and actually got a charity to pay her $262,500…

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Damn commie pinko! How dare he behave like an extraordinary human being. /snark

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That’s a great line!

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President Obama would have been one of our greatest Presidents if the Republicans wouldn’t have nullified his Presidency from the beginning. In doing that they shafted the country and the economy and created an even more divisive atmosphere.

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Amen to that - and might I add what a handsome couple. Stunning. Flotus is gorgeous

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Republicans want to get Government out of the way and claim charities will take up the slack. The same charities they give bupkus to.

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The President is a great role model for everyone…young and old alike.

I truly wish the Republicans could let the scales fall from their eyes to see that.

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I’m no charity case but they can donate 64k to me ; )

Barack and Michelle have raised the bar so high that the future Presidents and their wives will just walk right under from now on.

Nothing like talking the talk then standing straight up and proudly walking the walk
(or Barack eating chalk) sorry just got rhyming and couldn’t quit

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Come on! Trump gave up free rounds of golf! That’s like letting people walk through a park – and calling it charity! Now that’s a real humanitarian.

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The Obamas have given 1/7th of their income to charity. How many billionaires can make that claim? $64K is pocket change to the wealthiest 1%, but how many would commit 1/7th of their yearly accumulation?

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Yeah but a round of golf at a Trump course is worth $10,000. So Trump has given away $100,000 over his lifetime.

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I assume that calculation – that a round of golf on a Trump course is worth $10K – comes from the same accounting firm that told Trump his brand was worth $3 billion.

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