By mostly focusing elsewhere during the tax debate, nonprofits are missing an opportunity to save a key tax incentive for charitable giving, says Aaron Dorfman, president of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.
Jettisoning the tax will help extend dynasties of family riches and exacerbate wealth inequality, he says. Many Republican members of Congress won’t be persuaded by those arguments, according to Mr. Dorfman. But he believes that lawmakers would warm to the issue if constituents reminded them about hospitals, schools, and parks in their districts that were built as a result of charitable bequests.
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