1.0Windows and Doorshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/windowsanddoorsBrad Hirschfieldhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/windowsanddoors/author/brad_hirschfieldProposed Budget Devalues Charity When We Need It Most - Windows and Doorsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SdyzLkpXx1"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/windowsanddoors/2009/02/proposed-budget-devalues-chari.html">Proposed Budget Devalues Charity When We Need It Most</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/windowsanddoors/2009/02/proposed-budget-devalues-chari.html/embed#?secret=SdyzLkpXx1" width="600" height="338" title="“Proposed Budget Devalues Charity When We Need It Most” — Windows and Doors" data-secret="SdyzLkpXx1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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President Obama’s newly released budget is a bold and massive affair. Is it the best thing for the country? No one can be sure. Is there wasteful spending, about equally divided between Republicans and Democrats? Yes. Did it make a mistake in its approach to charitable giving in America? In my opinion that would have…