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 | Charitable deduction is indispensable but shouldn't be sole motivation for giving Nov 25th 2012, 00:56 My husband and I tithe to our church, meaning we give 10 percent of our income. We also donate money to various charities. Our giving results in a tax break because we itemize on our tax return. Would we give less if we didn't have the tax deduction? I'm confident we wouldn't. We give because we believe it's the right thing to do for folks who are fortunate enough to have money to give. Having the tax deduction is a bonus, but one that has never driven us to give more or less. I'm actually a bit turned off when a charity tries to persuade us to give by overly emphasizing the standard phrase, "Your donation is tax deductible." Read full article >>   | | 2013 Dodge Dart: No bull's-eye Nov 24th 2012, 23:04 Taking the lead is difficult in a field of top-notch competitors. You have to be better than the best. The 2013 Dodge Dart is admirable. It is an aggressively styled, well-equipped, reasonably priced compact front-wheel-drive sedan. But it won't take the lead in that retail automobile segment anytime soon. Read full article >>   | | TechBits: As part of a deal with Lucasfilm, Rovio creates Angry Birds Star Wars Nov 24th 2012, 22:50 Rovio went to a galaxy far, far away for inspiration for its latest Angry Birds title. As part of a deal with the recently-sold Lucasfilm, the company has taken the Angry Birds into the Star Wars universe, giving the birds Rebel Alliance personalities you'll recognize — including the droids! — as they take on the evil Sith piggies. The first level of the game starts you off at Tatooine, complete with twin suns, and the references continue to fly fast and thick from there. The game has levels with and without gravity, pulling in game mechanics from Angry Birds and Angry Birds Space. The game is good fun, and the Leia hairdo surprisingly doesn't affect any of the birds' aerodynamics. 99 cents, for iOS and Android devices. Read full article >>   | | Think U.S. GDP numbers are unreliable? Check out Ghana. Nov 24th 2012, 18:57 We've grumbled before about the fact that U.S. GDP data can be fairly unreliable at least in its early stages. For instance, everyone initially thought the U.S. economy was growing at a 1.8 percent pace in the first quarter of 2011. A year later, we learned that the true number was just 0.1 percent. It's a reason to be skeptical of those early indicators. Read full article >>   | |
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