Gothamist: Tax Return Time: Paterson Not So Giving, Cuomo is Rich

Kojak

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:39:40 -0500

Oh shut up. How much $ have any of you given to a charitable organization? As least the man is honest.

nik13

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:51:51 -0500

$150??? Yet our local liberals always claim to look after "less fortunate" whatever that means. Seems they're only charitable with money extracted from others through taxation.

jaja007

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:11:51 -0500

Well, good to see he's really black

Rocknrope

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:04:55 -0500

Given Paterson and his wife's combined salary, they should be hit by the AMT. Wonder how he feels about that.

Reality Czech

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:42:30 -0500

I don't care how much they made, I care how much they PAID in taxes! I'd like to know how much they wrote off and for what!

Politburo

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:32:59 -0500

Like I said, it's probably a safe assumption.

Jen Chung

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:56:24 -0500

Politburo--very true. But don't people like to claim charitable donations?

bestview

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:48:52 -0500

Maybe they are listed as "Anonymous" in several NY Museum catalogues? Nevertheless, the glow has definitely receded where this governor is concerned. Now maybe he can get some work done.

Politburo

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:43:54 -0500

"Most notably, the Patersons only made one charitable donation: $150 in clothing to the Salvation Army." Conclusion is not necessarily supported by the evidence. The Patersons only claimed one charitable donation. While it's probably a safe assumption that they would have claimed any other donations, it's still an assumption.

TK

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:41:30 -0500

I probably gave away more then $150 in change to bums on the street during 2007. Gotta love politicians and their "Do as I say not as I do" mentality.

FrankMartin

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:37:38 -0500

Figure he would have drop some dime on a blind charity. Same tricks different dog.

Rocknrope

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:27:39 -0500

So I can now state that I give more to charity than the governor of NYS. Sweet.

Alex

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:18:16 -0500

I remember how excited everyone was with the new governor (myself included). It seems as though as we all learn more about him, he looks worse and worse. 150 dollars in clothes?! Christ, I donated more to oxfam when I was in high school than he donates in old clothes.