Despite the fact that the Palin family is far less well off than Joe Biden, the Palins give far more money to charity than Biden does.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made considerably less money than rival Sen.
Joe Biden, but the Palin family gave more to charity in the last two
years than Biden has in the last eight combined, according to Palin’s
tax records released Friday afternoon.Palin, the running mate
of presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), and her husband
Todd reported meager earnings from 2006 and 2007, at least by
presidential-politics standards.In 2006, the Palins paid $11,944 in taxes on $127,869 in income. In 2007, they paid $24,738 on $166,080.
But in 2006, they donated $4,880 to charity, and in 2007, they donated $3,325.
By
contrast, Biden (D-Del.), Democratic presidential candidate Barack
Obama’s running mate, has donated a total of $3,690 since 1998 despite
his higher Senate salary, according to an analysis posted by National Review.The
timing of the release of the Palins tax records has become something of
a tradition. Campaigns wait until Friday afternoon, when the news cycle
slows to a grind and reporters are focused elsewhere — in this case,
Congress’s passage and the president’s signing of the financial rescue
package.
What a terrible showing for Biden. For a guy that lives in a 3 million dollar home, you’d think the guy could be a little more generous than $3690 over 8 years. The Democrats believe in charity as long as it’s you doing the giving, but not them.
