Concerning the matter of '''Barack Obama and uncharitablenss''', in the years 2000 through 2004, before becoming a United States Senator and being in the public spotlight, [[Barack Obama]] gave less than 2% of his earnings to charity even though he made $250,000 per year (In the years 2000 to 2002, Barack Obama gave less than 1% of his income to charity). Since becoming a national figure, that amount has jumped to about 6%.<ref>http://patterico.com/2008/10/31/obama-and-bidens-charitable-giving-they-dont-want-to-spread-their-own-wealth-around/</ref> | Concerning the matter of '''Barack Obama and uncharitablenss''', in the years 2000 through 2004, before becoming a United States Senator and being in the public spotlight, [[Barack Obama]] gave less than 2% of his earnings to charity even though he made $250,000 per year (In the years 2000 to 2002, Barack Obama gave less than 1% of his income to charity). Since becoming a national figure, that amount has jumped to about 6%.<ref>http://patterico.com/2008/10/31/obama-and-bidens-charitable-giving-they-dont-want-to-spread-their-own-wealth-around/</ref> |