Governor Paterson and Wife Give $150 In Old Clothes
Governor Paterson and his wife are cheapskates. Donating $150 in old clothes when you have a combined income of $269,815 should be embarrassing. Although it was buried on page 5b of this mornings ‘news”paper, the D&C had an article on the subject this morning.
According to the D&C:
Gov. David Paterson and his wife earned $269,815 in 2007, yet claimed giving $150 to charity, a donation of clothing to the Salvation Army, according to his tax returns released Monday.
The Patersons’ charitable contributions when he was lieutenant governor were significantly less than what were claimed by other statewide elected leaders, who also released their tax information Monday, a day before today’s federal tax-filing deadline.
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Paterson aides offered no immediate explanation on the amount of charitable contributions claimed on his taxes.
Records show that he bypassed contributions on tax forms, such as the World Trade Center Memorial.
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The couple has two children. Paterson’s stepdaughter, Ashley, receives a tuition grant at Ithaca College. They paid about $10,000 for her tuition in 2007.
The Governor should be embarrassed about this. Maybe he figures that since he is so generous with our tax dollars he doesn’t need to reach into his own pocket!
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This is typical of democrats remember VP Gore in 1998 giving $335
or how about the Clintons who donated their used underwear
Maybe he just can’t see how important it is to give to charities?
According to the entitlement faction in this country, the Clintons still have not paid their fair share for poor people. They should only be allowed to keep just enough to barely get by on, and should give everything else away. Isn’t that the Socialist’s view?