For the record, Kerry's charitable contributions in recent years -- he
has just released his returns from 1999 to 2003 -- have been far higher.
In his 2003 federal return, Kerry reported charitable donations of
$43,735 on a total income of $395,338. In 2002, Kerry made charitable
contributions of $18,600 on a total income of $144,091. In 2001, Kerry
gave $22,370 to charity on a total income of $137,499. In 2000, he gave
$19,221 on a total income of $137,012. And in 1999, he contributed
$21,955 to charity on a total income of $140,928.
On another matter, the Kerry campaign complained about NRO's description
of the senator's charitable giving over the years. An article yesterday
included the fact that in 1995, Kerry reportedly had a taxable income of
$126,179, and made charitable contributions of $0. The article also said
that Kerry made relatively small charitable donations in the four years
before that.
It would be interesting to do regression analysis on this this for politicians with
different margins of victory.
[in full at 04.04.19b.htm]
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