Guest Voices: Tax the wealthy and hurt charities - On Faith at washingtonpost.com

Guest Voices: Tax the wealthy and hurt charities - On Faith at washingtonpost.com: "this comes on the heels of two years of decreased charitable donations. According to the Center on Philanthropy, donations decreased by 2.7 percent in 2008 and 2.3 percent in 2009 ... a slide in donations of nearly $12 billion. What's worse, a more recent study by Boston College's Center on Wealth and Philanthropy estimated that giving dropped in 2009 alone by as much as 4.9 percent, or around $10 billion."