>I am not disagreeing with you - in principle - that one's charity should not be subsides by other people. But the reality is that subconsciously people know that they can deduce and therefore tend to give more.

> People who want to give will still give but many will reduce their contribution.

No question about that. I resigned from the golf club I had played at for 20 years when the IRS eliminated (as it should have decades before) the deduction for club dues.

However, I'll still support my orchestra.