In a new appeal to the Christian right, Newt Gingrich told OneNewsNow that President Obama's proposed changes to the charitable deduction for top earners amounts to a "war against churches and charities," deliberately designed to discourage the successful from donating money to churches and make us all dependent on the government.Lowering the tax breaks on charitable contributions only for the wealthiest Americans is somehow a war on God, Jesus, Buddha, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster. His delusions are fascinating."I think there's a clear to desire to replace the church with a bureaucracy, and to replace people's right to worship together with a government-dominated system," said Gingrich.
The proposal itself is to lower the deduction that people making over $250,000 receive for itemized charitable contributions, from its current 33% or 35% down to 28%. Obama has defended the proposal by saying: "I'm assuming that that shouldn't be the determining factor as to whether you're giving that $100 to the homeless shelter down the street."
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Brobdingnagian Saecular Automatons And Other Things That Live In Newtie's Head
When Newt Gingrich closes his eyes at night, the voices come for him.
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Economic Stupidity,
GOP Stupidity,
Obama Derangement Syndrome
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