Comments on: The generosity of Americans http://www.yourish.com/2008/11/21/5645 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Sabba Hillel http://www.yourish.com/2008/11/21/5645/comment-page-1#comment-34471 Sabba Hillel Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:04:39 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5645#comment-34471 Rambam (Maimonides) says that someone who gives as little as 5% is a rasha (wicked). He could not conceive of anyone (even the wicked) giving less than that. Compare it to what the liberal politicians give (based on the published tax returns during the campaign). Rabbi Moshe Feinstein was often audited by the IRS because the computers kept flagging what was normal for him to give to Charity. Rambam (Maimonides) says that someone who gives as little as 5% is a rasha (wicked). He could not conceive of anyone (even the wicked) giving less than that. Compare it to what the liberal politicians give (based on the published tax returns during the campaign).

Rabbi Moshe Feinstein was often audited by the IRS because the computers kept flagging what was normal for him to give to Charity.

]]> By: John M. http://www.yourish.com/2008/11/21/5645/comment-page-1#comment-34416 John M. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:57:45 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5645#comment-34416 Obama means we're not generous enough TO THE GOVERMENT. Which is, after all, the great Charity in the Sky that's supposed to take care of everyone. Run by Democrat apparatchiks, of course. Obama means we’re not generous enough TO THE GOVERMENT. Which is, after all, the great Charity in the Sky that’s supposed to take care of everyone. Run by Democrat apparatchiks, of course.

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