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On Friday afternoon, the McCain-Palin camp released the last two years of Sarah Palin’s taxes. (Only the last two?) The campaign’s summary notes that Sarah and Todd Palin had a gross income of $166,080 in 2007, her first year as governor. The couple donated $2500 to charity that year and also made “non-cash” donations of $825. This represented 1.5 percent of their adjusted gross income.
The average American donates about 3.1 percent of his or her income to charity. Many churches recommend tithing 10 percent.
