IRS asks for input --- for something not really broken

[easytax]

These are the folks that regulate us (or want to) but apparently have too little to do (so they look for more trivial things).

Here is the URL for the article on MSN:   "Is IRS proposal kiss of death for charities?"       http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/nonprofit/is-irs-proposal-kiss-of-death-for-charities/ar-AAghY9W?li=BBnbfcN&ocid=U147DHP

Here is an excerpt: What’s wrong with the current regime for substantiating charitable gifts? Bizarrely, the Treasury notes in the proposal that the current system works “effectively, with the minimal burden on donors and donees.”

[kcjenkins]

And, of course, since identity therft is non-existent, giving your SSN to even more places doesn't bother anyone, right?  

Am I the only one who still remembers when the SS law specified that the number was NOT to be used for identification?

[Catherine]

Remember - heck @kcjenkins - my card SAYS so right on its face.

[Roberts]

For some people, charities are little more than competition to greater government service dollars. If an all powerful centralized government is the answer in the war on poverty, surely claims against their wealth and power are destructive? There have been comments lately that even charitable hospitals are undermining the greater good because they are avoiding the payment of due tax dollars.