Tony Bark@pawb.social to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoPBS and NPR See Unprecedented Surge in Donations After GOP Votes for Defundingwww.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down16
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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up60arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoNot a great precedent. “See, we don’t even need to use our tax dollars for this!” This is like the “churches and charities will provide the safety nets” bullshit that libertarians say.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours agoIf you care about PBS and NPR it’s a good thing. Sounds like you care more about political points
minus-squareBob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days ago This is like the “churches and charities will provide the safety nets” bullshit that libertarians say. Which was great and all until trump raised the Standard Deduction, so now you have to donate a lot more for it to count towards your taxes. I know most people don’t donate for tax purposes, but it does remove an incentive.
Not a great precedent. “See, we don’t even need to use our tax dollars for this!”
This is like the “churches and charities will provide the safety nets” bullshit that libertarians say.
If you care about PBS and NPR it’s a good thing. Sounds like you care more about political points
Which was great and all until trump raised the Standard Deduction, so now you have to donate a lot more for it to count towards your taxes.
I know most people don’t donate for tax purposes, but it does remove an incentive.