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A proposed tax break for the masses designed to spur giving

  • Written by Alyssa A. DiRusso, Professor of Law, Samford University
Fewer Americans fund nonprofits these days.Pavel Ignatov/Shutterstock.com

More than half of Americans give money to charity.

But the number of donors who donate has declined in recent years and could fall further because millions of U.S. taxpayers who make donations are now losing a built-in incentive for charitable giving. The tax code overhaul that...

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