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					Originally Posted by justplugit  Church is a legitmate deduction open to everyone including Joe.
 It has been shown over and over that conservatives are more charitable
 in giving $ than the Libs.
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 He certainly should have given more (esp. being a politician).  
I wonder if you took the self serving $ out if the statement would be true?  I know a large % of my annual donations are given to my church.  
My church just built a new hall and is building a new gym.  Why should I be allowed to deduct my $ for a donation that I'm going to benefit from and which no one other than church members are going to use?  I might drop my gym membership to go there to work out.
Edit - I'm not refering to all church donations since churches and various religious groups obviously give many $ to various organizations.