Scott Hodge is a tax and fiscal policy fellow at Arnold Ventures and president emeritus of the Tax Foundation.
The holiday season is a time to consider a generous gift to those in need, such as a food bank, a homeless shelter or perhaps the athletic department at your alma mater to help finance the buyout of the recently fired football coach.

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