Yes. You cannot get it back, and there's no assurance that the candidate will vote your way on anything. However, you cannot deduct it from your taxes.
Contribution is generally associated with a gift to a common fund or collection whereas donation refers to a gift to a charitable organization. Money given to political campaigns are contributions (not donations) and money or tangible items given to the Salvation Army or another charitable organization are donations (not contributions.)
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy was created in 1859.
No, a contribution to a qualified tuition plan is not considered a gift of present interest. It is typically treated as a completed gift for gift tax purposes because the donor has made a transfer of ownership to the beneficiary.
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he founded PAP
Machiavelli made an immense contribution as regards discourses in political theory, principles of warfare, diplomacy and literature.
Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to government was the idea of separation of powers. Montesquieu was a French political philosopher.