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bindelh Donating Member (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-10 03:32 AM
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Times must be getting tough for the top 2%


Rich Americans cut back on charitable giving.

Study says donations from wealthy dropped by more than a third between 2007 and 2009.

By Michelle Nichols
Reuters
updated 11/9/2010 6:46:28 PM ET

NEW YORK — Charitable giving by wealthy Americans dropped by more than a third between 2007 and 2009 as the worst U.S. recession in decades put pressure on the nonprofit sector, according to a study released Tuesday.

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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-10 08:07 AM
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1. Or is it that most Charitalble giving comes from the Wage earners?
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-10 08:13 AM
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2. +1000
The only worries the top 2% have is that their scam to take over the world has been exposed, and that the backlash from unwashed multitudes (the rest of us) might come before the plan is complete.
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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-10 08:47 AM
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3. They were busy using the $$$ to fund t-bagger candidates anonymously n/t
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COLGATE4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-10 09:22 AM
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4. Well, you know
charity begins at home. :sarcasm:
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