Patriotism Is Not Determined By Taxes

Joe Biden is an idiot sometimes. I do not know how paying mandatory taxes makes one patriotic, nor do I understand how being opposed to paying more taxes makes one less patriotic. However this simplistic thinking reminds me of the current arbiter of patriotism.

On a semi-related note, according to their tax returns the Bidens have given between $120 to $995 to charity annually, or between 0.06 percent and 0.31 percent of their income. The average taxpayer bringing in more than $200,000 makes over $20,000 of charitable contributions, according to the IRS.

Be careful drawing conclusions from this, but it's worth noting nonetheless.

Monday, September 22, 2008