Don’t Let Hillary (or Rudy or Barack or …) Steal Your Donors

■ Campaign deductions aren’t tax-deductible. Federal law recognizes a basic principle of economics in its support of charities. Charities provide a public good, and it therefore is in the interest of our society to support them. Accordingly, all donations from people who itemize on their taxes can be deducted. Donations to candidates, however, are not tax-deductible. Supporting a candidate is no different than buying a bottle of wine, except one can predict more readily the results of consuming wine.