On June 30th, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported that President Obama announced that White House officials will travel across the country to find “the most promising nonprofits in America” as the administration decides how to spend a new $50-million fund to help charities expand innovative social projects. Of course the President’s statement begs the question, [...]
President Obama has waged a war on charity. Well, at least that is what some who oppose a controversial portion of his 2010 budget proposal would have us believe. According to the LA Times Under the president’s plan, itemized tax deductions for charitable giving and mortgages would be capped for those earning more than $250,000 [...]
It’s generally thought that spending more than half of one’s household income on housing makes a family at risk of homelessness. An article in today’s San Jose Mercury news reported that a significant number of Silicon Valley households spend more than 50% of their incomes on housing. The article writes: When the U.S. Census Bureau [...]
