[The Guru]

The limits to how much you can write-off is limited to a percentage of what you donate- it makes no difference to my dad, trust me, and that still does not explain why he does stuff like volunteer to be on boards at places like Redwood.

Are you seriously trying to say that your dad deserves a tax break more than a man working 50-60 hrs a week with little or no benifits and making $30,000 a year trying to send 2 kids to college just because your dad is a nice guy, or that he had better success than others?
Heck.....I bet your family would be better off than the guy I mentioned if you dad had to pay 75% of his income in taxes.