“We heard from lots of staff people on the Hill that some of them were getting tired of nonprofit organizations coming to them with their hands out when they were working on the stimulus package,” Ms. Aviv said. “They felt it was unseemly — now, how are we supposed to respond to that?”
In a blog post, Peter R. Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, defended the proposal to limit the tax break for charitable donations by the rich, noting that it would not take effect until 2011, presumably after the economic crisis has passed. He also said it was a matter of fairness.
Charities Say Government Is Ignoring Them in Crisis
“We heard from lots of staff people on the Hill that some of them were getting tired of nonprofit organizations coming to them with their hands out when they were working on the stimulus package,” Ms. Aviv said. “They felt it was unseemly — now, how are we supposed to respond to that?”
In a blog post, Peter R. Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, defended the proposal to limit the tax break for charitable donations by the rich, noting that it would not take effect until 2011, presumably after the economic crisis has passed. He also said it was a matter of fairness.