SubscribeWhen you make a charitable donation you are able to claim it on your taxes and you receive a deduction.
This would obviously be a benefit and urge some people to donate more, but to me I feel it defeats the purpose of "charity." I always thought of charity as a give something for nothing in return sort of deal… but maybe I am wrong?
Do you feel as though tax deductions for charity is defeating the purpose of the meaning and integrity of charity?
There are many people who don’t claim charitable donations on income tax.
That the gov’t allows donations to be deductible is an admission on the gov’t’s part that charities are more cost effective than gov’t programs.