It is about perception and reality.
FYI, whether it matters to you or not:
Between 2000 and 2004, Barack and Michelle Obama gave less than 1% of their income to charity.
It was 5% in 2005, 6% in 2006.
In 2006, Dick and Lynne Cheney gave 78% of their income to charity. (That's not a misprint.)
One is of course a prophet of change and peace; the other is a Grinch-demon warlord thirsty for blood and oil and the bones of small children.
Or something.
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interesting.
could you link the cheney source?
The link is in the Thinklings post; it's an article by Arthur Brooks.
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ah. thanks. i assumed that they were 2 different sources before i read the article from the post.
thanks for clarifying.
and thanks for the post.
By way of comparison, Hillary Clinton finally released her 2000-07 tax returns, and of the $109 million that she and Bill made over that period, they gave about 10% to charity.
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