Wednesday, April 21, 2004
In my prior post comparing Pres. Bush and Sen. Kerry’s respective charitable giving as reported on their recent tax returns, I noted that “charitable giving knowing that one’s tax returns are to be released to the public is not the best measure of a person’s heart for charity.” An alert reader points to a Florida Times-Union story reporting that Kerry was much more parsimonious in his giving before he considered running for the Presidency:
Pre-Campaign Mode:
1991: $0
1992: $820
1993: $175
1994: $2039
1995: $0
Campaign Mode:
1999: $21,995
2000: $19,221
2001: $22,370
2002: $18,600
2003: $43,735
3 responses to “Kerry’s Pre-Campaign Charitable Giving”
Paul, you’re a gentleman, and a scholar!
This is a little late, so I don’t know if anyone will read this, but there is actually a much different (not to mention much more likely) reason for the discrepancies noted here. He married Heinz in 1995 or 1996.
Actually, the fact that he married Heinz shouldn’t change anything. He was making well over $100,000 a year AND LIVING WITH FRIENDS and RELATIVES in his “wandering years” of the early 1990s. In 1993, he managed to find $8,000 for an imported Ducati motorcycle (which he swapped for a Harley just before appearing on The Tonight Show). In 1993 he gave $175 to charity.
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