How much obama gave to charity 2011

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When Mitt Romney finally released his tax returns late in the campaign, Romney was pilloried for his effective tax rate below 20 percent. Seeking to serve in elected office should raise questions about how candidates previously have served the public good, even with their checkbooks. Many a candidate for elected office has been embarrassed by paltry giving. Then Sen. That discrepancy was duly noted in attack ads prior to the Iowa caucuses. Who would want to submit oneself to the endless town halls, the grueling schedule, the constant fundraising, and the peculiar experience of having perfect strangers write about your tax returns and charitable giving?

According to the Giving USA report, Americans on average give away about 2 percent of their after-tax income. Giving to others — through acts of love, and through gifts of money — is central to every major religious tradition. Kennedy donated their salaries , as they entered office wealthy like Trump. According to the annual report to Congress on White House office personnel , there are eight roles directly tied to the first lady via title. But there are other staffers who work for the first lady and do not have that phrase in their title.

Forbes confirmed in June that the first lady has 11 people on her staff. In , the same annual report listed four roles directly tied to the first lady via title, but at the time the report was released, Melania Trump had lived in the White House for a little over two weeks. Fox News confirmed that by October the first lady had a staff of nine. Thank you for supporting our journalism. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. Click here, for more.