Science Fiction Author Reflects On His Xavier Days
My readership on this blog, which may well be numbered in the scores, is probably waiting with bated breath for the finale of my memoir of the decline of the military...
Jill Stein Releases 2015 Federal Tax Return
Since Schedule A is not included we don’t know how much the Rohrer-Steins deducted in charitable contributions. We can infer that it is not a really large number. Their total itemized deductions were $32,229. They live in Massachusetts, so a back of the envelope on their state income tax deduction would be about $18,000. Throw in maybe $7,000 for real estate taxes and there is not a lot left over for charity. A sign that their itemized deduction lean heavily towards taxes is that they are hit with $7,074 in AMT.
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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.