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Charitable Waste: Consideration Of A "Waste Not, Want Not" Tax, Evelyn Lewis

Evelyn A Lewis

CHARITABLE WASTE: CONSIDERATION OF A “WASTE NOT, WANT NOT” TAX EVELYN A. LEWIS Abstract Lavish expenditures by charities occur regularly, even in today’s depressed economy. Many are unwarranted and foolish while some prove to be extremely beneficial and valuable over time. But even the best of charitable splurges involve government waste since all charities are substantially supported by significant government subsidies. Unfortunately, most taxpayers don’t respond to charitable luxury-type waste with the same degree of outrage they do to other forms of government waste. This article first reveals the probable reasons for this different taxpayer reaction and posits that it’ll …