Charitable giving thread

[Jon Miller]

I was wondering, what is your charitable giving level?

All $ amounts are in US $.

Charitable giving is considered to be anything given voluntarily to:
Charitable organizations (As determined by US law)


Please select US if you live in the US.
Please select EU if you live in the EU.
Please select Other if you do not live in the US or EU.
Please select Third if you live in a country which could be considered third world.

JM

[Imran Siddiqui]

The poll was slightly confusing, but I think I navigated it well... income between 20% and 80%, give between 0% and 10%.

[Al B. Sure!]

Really, Jon, you could have organized this so much better so much more easily...

US: Income < $25K; give 0%
US: Income < $25K; give <10%
US: Income < $25K; give >10%
US: Income $25K-$80K; give 0%
....
US: Income > $80K; give 0%
....

etc.

And what's with < $25K but then elsewhere, you use 20K-80K?

[Jon Miller]

Yeah, I made some mistakes. I could continue fixing it, but I think it is understandable now.

I Guess the 20-25k people will have to decide whether they are middle class or lower class.

JM

[Berzerker]

didn't Jesus tell people not to make such info public?

[Jon Miller]

This is for discussion purposes, not to brag. I specifically picked numbers which were very 'wide'.

If you think it is unethical to be involved in this poll, then don't be involved in this poll.

I think it is perfectly ethical.

JM

[David Floyd]

US, income <$80k, give 0%.

[germanos]

I think it's hard to compare US and EU, having such different tax and social benefit systems (even the minimal state-guaranteed income differ greatly AFAIK)

I am self employed and have made anything between 10k and over a 100k a year pre-tax. (It averages out pretty neatly over the course of 10 years now). I spend about 1k avarage on charities. These are deductible so one could say I actually spend 600 and the 'State' another 400.

edit: oops, vote wrong

# EU, $80k < income, 0% < give < 10%

should go to

# EU, $20k < income < $80k, 0% < give < 10%

(I suppose )


edit2: I simply put $=Euro, couldn't be bothered to look up the exchange rate.

[Al B. Sure!]

My income has varied. I'm more prone to charity when I'm making more obviously but since I've never made more than $25K gross in a year, it's hard for me to give as much as 10%... I mean subtract what the tax man takes, housing, food, transportation, etc. $2500 for charity would be a bit much, I think, relative to my disposable income.

So < $25K and < 10%


I'd also hate to be giving and giving and have nothing saved up then bam! I get hit by a car and go into bankruptcy over medical bills. Actually, I still would probably go into bankruptcy considering how expensive healthcare is.

[C0ckney]

i always prefer to give time rather than money. i do some volunteer teaching (english and circus skills) and get involved with other things as and when they happen. i'm not really sure how to put a monetary value on that, but i think it would comprise less than 10% of my income.

[Jon Miller]

I think it's hard to compare US and EU, having such different tax and social benefit systems (even the minimal state-guaranteed income differ greatly AFAIK)

It is why I put US and EU separately.

I know that in the EU, people voluntary vote to have a greater share of their incomes removed in taxes for what could be considered charitable purposes.

JM

[Berzerker]

This is for discussion purposes, not to brag. I specifically picked numbers which were very 'wide'.

If you think it is unethical to be involved in this poll, then don't be involved in this poll.

I think it is perfectly ethical.

JM

You're leading people away from Jesus

[Ming]

i always prefer to give time rather than money. i do some volunteer teaching (english and circus skills) and get involved with other things as and when they happen. i'm not really sure how to put a monetary value on that, but i think it would comprise less than 10% of my income.

Don't even attempt to put a monetary value on what you give... because what you give is "PRICELESS"... I wish more people were like you.

[Berzerker]

teaching circus skills?

[Imran Siddiqui]

I was intrigued by that comment as well .