mousme: A view of a woman's legs from behind, wearing knee-high rainbow socks. The rest of the picture is black and white. (Politics)
mousme ([personal profile] mousme) wrote2008-12-03 07:49 am

[identity profile] sorceror.livejournal.com 2008-12-03 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
And, finally, if you don't want government money going to the parties, should political donations be tax deductable?

That's actually one of the points that was brought up when the subsidy was still an issue. The tax deductions (apparently) represent a whole lot more money than the subsidy, so if they were serious they should have gone for the deductions instead.

[identity profile] karine.livejournal.com 2008-12-03 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
The simple answer is this: 75%.

If you donate $100 to a political party, you get $75 off your tax bill federally. Seriously. It's like you're donating only $25.