{"id":40260,"date":"2014-01-01T11:45:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T18:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/01\/nice-place-for-us-to-get-charitable-deductions-here.html"},"modified":"2014-11-06T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T16:25:04","slug":"nice-place-for-us-to-get-charitable-deductions-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/01\/nice-place-for-us-to-get-charitable-deductions-here.html","title":{"rendered":""Nice place for us to get charitable deductions here …""},"content":{"rendered":"
"… Be a shame if somethin' were to happen to it."<\/p>\n

Or, as some of the rich put it:<\/p>\n

'A major Republican donor, Langone told CNBC in a story published online Monday that wealthy people such as himself might stop giving to charity if the Pope continues to make statements criticizing capitalism and income inequality. Langone described the Pope's comments about a "culture of prosperity" as "exclusionary" statements that may make some of the rich "incapable of feeling compassion for the poor."'<\/i><\/p>\n

Um, Ken … I think you're missing the point there.<\/p>\n

(h\/t +<\/span>Zachary Cook<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Talking Points Memo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The empire strikes back!\ufeff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Billionaire Home Depot Founder Says Pope Francis Is Alienating The Rich<\/a>
\n Billionaire Home Depot founder Ken Langone has a warning for Pope Francis. <\/p>\n

A major Republican donor, Langone told CNBC in a story published online Monday that wealthy people such as himself might stop giving to charity if the Pope continues to make statements criticizing capitalism and income inequality.<\/p>\n

Langone described the Pope’s comments about a “culture of prosperity” as “exclusionary” statements that may make some of the rich “incapable …\n <\/p>\n


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"… Be a shame if somethin' were to happen to it." 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