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Article: The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Susan Strother Clarke column.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- December 8, 2004
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Byline: Susan Strother Clarke
Dec. 8--FIGURING OUT WHAT TO GIVE UNCLE SAM: I was trolling the Internet looking for gift ideas when I found a great way for folks to show their relatives how they really feel.
No sweaters or books this year.
What better stocking stuffer for that hard-to-please aunt than a donation made in her name to Uncle Sam?
I was shocked to learn that hundreds of people a year actually give the government donations toward the national debt -- and I mean above and beyond the taxes they pay each year.
An individual contribution wouldn't seem to matter much, sort of like a tossing a toothpick into a pine forest. ...