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To: neolib who wrote (210510)	12/13/2006 11:22:51 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 281500

Ah, so I could have deducted mileage driving to some of the places I've donated a days worth of work. I haven't though. Though if I or someone else had, its hard to think of this as some sort of "abuse" that we need to worry about. I think fretting about the efficiency and what people may or may not be deducting on their tax returns is futile and of little use. ------------------------------ Those critical of charitable giving tend to think the government should do everything. Of course, everyone who works for the government is paid a salary, has an expense account and uses it, etc. and efficiency is not something government is known for. So critiquing charitable givers on the grounds of inefficiency - private givers are likely to be at least as efficient as government services.