How does this make sense?

[Riot]

"It's an important part of tax planning" Riot 3/25/09

Yeah, Dell, trusts, bequests, charitable donations are indeed an important part of annual tax planning. You seriously think it is not?

Seriously to me it has nothing to do with being fair and everything to do with getting their hands on yet more money. Damn if they have to rob charities to do so.

Again, this is where Obama wants to get some of the money to support healthcare reforms he's targeted. I'm glad that so far it appears most of the House and Senate disagree with getting it from here, too, even though the worse case estimates so far are that it will marginally affect charitable donations.